US Open Tennis Championship in New York Day 8

Andy Murray hits a forehand in his match against Stanislas Wawrinka on day eight at the U.S. Open Tennis Championships at the U.S. National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York on September 1, 2008. Murray defeated Wawrinka 6-1 6-3 6-3. (UPI Photo/John Angelillo)

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Del Potro makes men's tennis Top 10

LONDON, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- Juan Martin del Potro continued his climb up the world men's tennis rankings, cracking the Top 10 Monday for the first time.

Nadal solidifies hold on No. 1

LONDON, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- Roger Federer won his fifth consecutive U.S. open but lost ground in his attempt to overtake world No. 1 Rafael Nadal in the latest tennis rankings.

Nadal coasts into third round

FLUSHING MEADOWS, N.Y., Aug. 29 (UPI) -- Rafael Nadal reached the third round of the U.S. Open with ease Thursday, coasting to a 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 victory over Ryler de Heart.

Nadal becomes Olympic champion

BEIJING, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- Rafael Nadal of Spain added an Olympic gold to his amazing season Sunday and Russia swept the medals in women's tennis.

Del Potro, Troicki in D.C. final

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 (UPI) -- Argentina's Juan Martin Del Potro will play Serbia's Viktor Troicki in Sunday's final of the Legg Mason Tennis Classic in Washington.

Federer gets gold medal after all

BEIJING, Aug. 16 (UPI) -- Dinara Safina and Elena Dementieva set up an all-Russian Olympic singles final Saturday and Roger Federer finally won a gold medal.

Olympic Medal: M Tennis Doubles

BEIJING, Aug. 16 (UPI) -- Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland won the Olympic gold medal Saturday in men's tennis doubles.

Federer still No. 1 -- for another week

LONDON, Aug. 4 (UPI) -- Roger Federer held onto the top spot in the men's world tennis rankings Monday for a record 237th consecutive week but will lose it next week.

Few upsets in Rogers opening round

TORONTO, July 22 (UPI) -- Feliciano Lopez eliminated 11th-seeded Radek Stepanek, but all the other seeded players came away with first-round wins Monday at the Rogers Cup in Toronto.

Henescu eliminates favorite Wawrinka

GSTAAD, Switzerland, July 12 (UPI) -- Unseeded Romanian Victor Hanescu upset top-seeded Stanislas Wawrinka 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 Saturday in the semifinals of the Swiss Open.