Month of February , 2007

Germany's Tommy Haas, the second seed and defending champion, came from a set down to win his opening match at the $416,000 Delray Beach International on Wednesday.

Defending champion Elena Dementieva posted a 6-3, 7-5 win over fellow Russian Elena Likhovtseva on Thursday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Pan Pacific Open.

Australian Open finalist Fernando Gonzalez made a successful transition from hard court to clay Wednesday with a comfortable 6-2, 6-2 win over Brazilian Thiago Alves in front of a rowdy, sold-out crowd at the Movistar Open in Viña del Mar. The Chilean, who contested his first Grand Slam final Sunday in Melbourne, dropped just four points on his first serve.

Second-seeded Marcos Baghdatis became the first player into the quarterfinals at the PBZ Zagreb Indoors on Wednesday.

Venus and Serena Williams will conduct tennis clinics for inner-city youngsters next week at two exclusive Jamaican hotels.

Quarterfinal day at the $1.34 million Toray Pan Pacific Open was relatively upset-free, with the only minor surprise on Friday being the exit of in-form Serb Jelena Jankovic.

Belgian Xavier Malisse thrashed Spaniard Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-1 6-1 in the first quarter-final at the Delray Beach International on Friday as rankings trumped round robin aggregates.

Top seed and defending champion Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia continued his tough ride to the semi-finals of the Zagreb Open ATP tournament on Friday by beating Sweden's Thomas Johansson 7-6 6-7 7-6.

Top-seeded Chilean Fernando Gonzalez delighted home fans when he rallied from a set down to defeat Frenchman Olivier Patience 5-7, 6-0, 6-4 to advance to the quarterfinals of the Movistar Open in Vina del Mar Thursday night.

Top seed James Blake did not face a break point during a 6-1, 6-3 win over fellow American Scoville Jenkins. Blake lost just two points on his first serve and eight points on serve in total during the 51-minute victory.

Top seed and local favorite Ivan Ljubicic won the match of the day over Austrian Stefan Koubek at the PBZ Zagreb Indoors on Wednesday.

Top seed and local favorite Ivan Ljubicic won the match of the day over Austrian Stefan Koubek at the PBZ Zagreb Indoors on Wednesday.

Former world No 1 Martina Hingis beat defending champion Elena Dementieva on Saturday for a place in the final of the Pan Pacific Open against Ana Ivanovic.

Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis halted Austrian Alexander Peya's career-best run at an ATP-level tournament Saturday at the PBZ Zagreb Indoors, dispatching the qualifier 6-4, 6-3 in the semifinals.

American Vince Spadea ended defending champion Tommy Haas' perfect run at the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships, dismissing the No. 2 seed 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 Friday afternoon, while top seed James Blake advanced to the semifinals with another comfortable victory.

Chilean Nicolas Massu gritted out a tenacious victory Friday in Viña del Mar, but was denied a semifinal showdown with compatriot Fernando Gonzalez when the top seed bowed out to Spaniard Albert Montanes.

Marcos Baghdatis waited till match point to claim his only break of serve against defending champion Ivan Ljubicic to win the PBZ Zagreb Indoors final with a 7-6(4), 4-6, 6-4 victory in 2 hrs., 30 mins.

Justine Henin-Hardenne will make a much-awaited return when she joins a very competitive field in this week's Paris Open.

Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis halted Austrian Alexander Peya's career-best run at an ATP-level tournament Saturday at the PBZ Zagreb Indoors, dispatching the qualifier 6-4, 6-3 in the semifinals, and will face defending champion Ivan Ljubicic (pictured) in the title match.

Elena Dementieva will miss the Paris Open due to a groin injury, tournament organisers have confirmed.