US Open Championship in New York
Spain's David Ferrer, fourth seed, returns the ball to Martin Vassallo Arguello of Argentina in the second set of play at the U.S. Open tennis championship held at the U.S. National Tennis Center on August 25, 2008 in Flushing Meadows, New York. (UPI Photo/Monika Graff)
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VINA DEL MAR, Chile, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- Fifth-seeded Argentine Juan Monaco and Argentine wild card Juan Ignacio Chela were among Monday's first-round winners at Movistar Open in Vina del Mar, Chile.
AMERSFOORT, Netherlands, July 16 (UPI) -- Top-seeded Marc Gicquel and defending champion Steve Darcis advanced Wednesday to the quarterfinals of the Dutch Open tennis tournament in the Netherlands.
AMERSFOORT, Netherlands, July 14 (UPI) -- No. 7-seeded Martin Vassallo Arguello notched a straight-set victory Monday in first-round play of the Dutch Open in the Netherlands.
GSTAAD, Switzerland, July 7 (UPI) -- Igor Andreev opened play Monday at the $611,000 Swiss Open with a straight-set victory.
WIMBLEDON, England, June 26 (UPI) -- Americans Andy Roddick and James Blake were knocked out of The Championships during second-round play Thursday at Wimbledon.
BUENOS AIRES, Feb. 19 (UPI) -- Second-seeded Argentine Juan Monaco and third-seeded Spaniard Carlos Moya were both eliminated Tuesday in the first round of the Copa Telmex tennis tournament.
COSTA DO SAUIPE, Brazil, Feb. 11 (UPI) -- Top-seeded Spaniard Carlos Moya and countryman Albert Montanes both advanced Monday in the opening round of the Brasil Open.
BUCHAREST, Romania, Sept. 12 (UPI) -- Igor Andreev, a two-time runner-up in the event, was upset Wednesday during second-round play at the $400,000 Romanian Open clay-court tennis tournament.
BUCHAREST, Romania, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- Defending champion Jurgen Melzer was a first-round loser Monday in the $400,000 clay-court Romanian Open in Bucharest.
LONDON, Aug. 5 (UPI) -- The London-based Association of Tennis Professionals has hired a former U.S. Mafia member to lecture tennis pros on illegal gambling. Authorities believe that organized crime is behind betting scams that have recently tarnished the reputation of professio