ROGERS CUP TENNIS
Richard Gasquet hits a forehand to Roger Federer in the Rogers Cup singles final at the Rexall Center in Toronto, Canada on August 13, 2006. The 20 year old Gasquet lost to Federer, the tournament top seed and world number one, 6-2, 3-6, 2-6 in front of a sold-out crowd on Center Court. (UPI Photo/Christine Chew)
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Grigor Dimitrov ousted world No. 1 Novak Djokovic in a three-set marathon Tuesday in a second-round match at the Madrid Open.
Tournament wins allowed Tommy Haas and Stanislas Wawrinka to inch up in the men's tennis rankings going into the masters-level Madrid Open.
World No. 5 Rafael Nadal and relative newcomer Lukas Rosol each picked up tournament titles, but only Rosol moved up in the world rankings.
Roger Federer, who decided to pass up this year's Monte Carlo Rolex Masters, returned to the world No. 2 ranking in men's tennis Monday.
Rafael Nadal was pushed to a third set Friday before running his winning streak to 45 matches in quarterfinal play at the Monte Carlo Rolex Masters.
World No. 1 Novak Djokovic again needed a third set Thursday before he was able to advance to the quarterfinals of the Monte Carlo Rolex Masters.
Grigor Dimitrov posted a straight-set upset victory Tuesday in second-round play at the Monte Carlo Rolex Masters tennis tournament.
Tommy Robredo and John Isner each won ATP tournaments last week but only Robredo saw a change in his world ranking.
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Gilles Simon has been tabbed to replace world No. 9-ranked Richard Gasquet for France in this weekend's Davis Cup quarterfinal series in Argentina.
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