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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Novak Djokovic, seeking to hold onto the world No. 1 ranking, survived a three-set scare Thursday in a second-round match at the ATP's China Open.
Third-seeded David Ferrer needed a third-set tiebreaker Tuesday to advance out of the first round of the China Open tennis tournament.
Novak Djokovic remains the ATP No. 1-ranked player but Rafael Nadal could take over the top spot this week.
Joao Sousa, earning his first ATP finals berth, continued his upset run Saturday and will go against Julien Benneteau for the title at the Malaysian Open.
Joao Sousa ousted world No. 4 David Ferrer in straight sets Friday to earn a spot in the semifinals of the ATP's Malaysian Open.
No. 2-seeded Stanislas Wawrinka claimed a spot in the Malaysian Open quarterfinals with a straight-set win Thursday.
Novak Djokovic on Monday became the ninth player to hold the No. 1 spot in the ATP rankings for a total of 100 weeks.
Tomas Berdych helped boost the Czech Republic into the Davis Cup finals but lost a place in the ATP world rankings to Roger Federer.
Rafael Nadal pulled tantalizingly close to Novak Djokovic for the No. 1 spot in the world tennis rankings following his win at the U.S. Open.
Rafael Nadal won't return as No. 1 in the rankings but can add to the debate as to who's having the best year when he plays Novak Djokovic at the U.S. Open.
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