Roger Federer at the U.S. Open Tennis Championships in New York
Roger Federer of Switzerland reacts after his 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 victory over Paul-Henri Mathieu of France on day 6 at the U.S. Open Tennis Championships in Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York City on September 4, 2010. UPI/John Angelillo
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Gilles Simon lost Thursday but another local favorite Gael Monfils earned a spot in the semifinals with a win at the Nice Open tennis tournament in France.
No. 6-seeded Fabio Fognini, despite a slow start, claimed a first-round win Tuesday at the Nice Open tennis tournament in France.
Daniel Brands needed to rally for a first-round win Monday at the BMW Open tennis tournament in Germany.
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez posted a three-set upset win Tuesday in a first-round match at the BRD Nastase Tiriac Trophy tennis tournament in Romania.
Fabio Fognini earned a chance against the world's No. 1 player Friday by winning his first-round match at the BNP Paribas Open.
World No. 2 Roger Federer needed to rally for a three-set win Monday in the first round of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.
Igor Sijsling edged third-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in Monday's first-round play of the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in the Netherlands.
No. 8-seeded Benoit Paire rolled to a first-round win Tuesday at the Open Sud de France ATP tournament.
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Two-time defending champion Novak Djokovic kicked off his 2013 Australian Open with a victory Monday and three other high seeds also won in straight sets.
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