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American Robert Kendrick hits a shot during his French Open second-round match against Frenchman Gilles Simon at Roland Garros in Paris on May 27, 2009. Simon defeated Kendrick 7-5, 6-0, 6-1. (UPI Photo/ David Silpa)
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LOS ANGELES, July 27 (UPI) -- Americans Jesse Levine and Robert Kendrick were first-round winners Monday at the $700,000 LA Tennis Open.
TOKYO, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- Kei Nishikori survived a tight three-set match Tuesday in first-round play of the $869,000 Japan Open Tennis Championships in Tokyo.
BANGKOK, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- Second-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga needed a pair of tie-break wins Wednesday to get out of the second round of the $576,000 Thailand Open in Bangkok.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (UPI) -- Top-seeded Andy Roddick of the United States defeated Ramon Delgado of Paraguay Tuesday in the first round of the Legg Mason Tennis Classic in Washington.
MEMPHIS, Feb. 25 (UPI) -- Second-seeded American James Blake withdrew with a sore knee Monday from the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships.
DELRAY BEACH, Fla., Feb. 13 (UPI) -- It took two days to do so, but James Blake completed a first-round victory Wednesday at the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships.
DELRAY BEACH, Fla., Feb. 12 (UPI) -- Eighth-seeded American Mardy Fish advanced to the second-round of the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships Tuesday by ousting Marco Crugnola.
TOKYO, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- No. 5-seeded Jarkko Nieminen was defeated Wednesday but the rest of the top-rated players posted second-round wins in the $832,000 Japan Open.
TOKYO, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Korean Hyung-Taik Lee was a second-round winner, but 13th-seeded American Sam Querrey was a loser Tuesday at the $832,000 Japan Open.
WASHINGTON, July 31 (UPI) -- Chilean Paul Capdeville had the more difficult time of it but he and Czech Jan Hernych both advanced Monday at the $600,000 Legg Mason Tennis Classic.