Topic: Frenchman Arnaud Clement

Croat Ivo Karlovic made it two in a row in Nottingham when he won the final of the Slazenger Open Saturday over Spaniard Fernando Verdasco.

Fourth-seeded Andy Murray of Britain was among the first-round winners Tuesday at the $1.13 million Open 13 tennis event.

Russia's Mikhail Youzhny has a chance to qualify for the Masters Cup after posting a first round win Monday at the Paris Masters.

Former champion Ivan Ljubicic was among Tuesday's first-round winners at the Lyon Tennis Grand Prix.

American James Blake Friday advanced to the semifinals at the Stockholm Open in Sweden by beating Finland's Jarkko Nieminen, 6-7 (1-7), 6-4, 6-2.

Fourth-seeded Lleyton Hewitt, playing in his hometown, was eliminated Thursday from the Adelaide International tennis tournament in Australia.

Top-seeded Serbian Novak Djokovic advanced out of the round-robin section with a win Wednesday at the Adelaide International tennis tournament in Australia.

Richard Gasquet will face Marc Gicquel Sunday in an all-French final at the Lyon Tennis Grand Prix tennis tournament.

Top seeds Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus and Gaston Gaudio of Argentina were first-round upset victims Tuesday at the Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon.

Local favorite Marat Safin rallied for a three-set victory Thursday in the second round of the $1 million Kremlin Cup tennis tournament in Moscow.