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MADRID, Oct 13, 2008 (AFP) - Roger Federer was making no promises Monday as to how long his sudden return to tennis would last this season, saying he's only looking as far ahead as this week's Madrid Masters.
MADRID, Oct 13, 2008 (AFP) - Results from the second day of the Madrid Masters here Monday:
Mardy Fish (USA) bt Steve Darcis (BEL) 6-1, 6-4
Simone Bolelli (Italy) bt Nicolas Almagro (Spain) 7-6 (7/4), 6-1
Gilles Simon (France) bt Igor Andreev (Russia) 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (9/7)
Marin Cilic (Croatia) bt Olivier Rochus (BEL) 6-3, 7-5
ZURICH, Oct 13, 2008 (AFP) - Collated results in the Zurich Open WTA tournament on Monday:
Alona Bondarenko (Ukraine) bt Alize Cornet (France) 1-6, 6-3, 7-6 (8/6)
Maria Kirilenko (Russia) bt Daniela Hantuchova (Slovakia x8) 7-5, 6-2
Victoria Azarenka (BLR) bt Amelie Mauresmo (France) 6-2, 6-1
ZURICH, Oct 13, 2008 (AFP) - Russia's Maria Kirilenko upset eighth-seeded Slovak Daniela Hantuchova 7-5, 6-2 on the opening day of the Zurich Open here Monday, as former world number one Amelie Mauresmo crashed out.
MADRID, Oct 13, 2008 (AFP) - Results from the second day of the Madrid Masters here Monday:
Mardy Fish (USA) bt Steve Darcis (BEL) 6-1, 6-4
Simone Bolelli (Italy) bt Nicolas Almagro (Spain) 7-6 (7/4), 6-1
Gilles Simon (France) bt Igor Andreev (Russia) 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (9/7)
Marin Cilic (Croatia) bt Olivier Rochus (BEL) 6-3, 7-5
MADRID, Oct 13, 2008 (AFP) - Collated results from the second day of the Madrid Masters here Monday:
Mardy Fish (USA) bt Steve Darcis (BEL) 6-1, 6-4
Simone Bolelli (Italy) bt Nicolas Almagro (Spain) 7-6 (7/4), 6-1
Gilles Simon (France) bt Igor Andreev (Russia) 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (9/7)
Marin Cilic (Croatia) bt Olivier Rochus (BEL) 6-3, 7-5
MOSCOW, Oct 12, 2008 (AFP) - Results from the final day of the 2.4-million-dollar joint ATP and WTA Kremlin Cup event here on Sunday (x denotes seeding):
Jelena Jankovic (Serbia x1) bt Vera Zvonareva (Russia x7) 6-2, 6-4
Igor Kunitsyn (Russia) bt Marat Safin (Russia x7) 7-6 (8/6), 6-7 (4/7), 6-3
MOSCOW, Oct 12, 2008 (AFP) - Unseeded Igor Kunitsyn stunned Russian compatriot, and former world number one, Marat Safin to win the Kremlin Cup on Sunday in a three-set marathon which gave the 71st-ranked player his first career title.
Jelena Jankovic won the women's title in the joint 2.4-million-dollar ATP-WTA tournament with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Russia's Vera Zvonareva.
STOCKHOLM, Oct 12, 2008 (AFP) - David Nalbandian will carry the winning habit to this week's Madrid Masters title defence after claiming the Stockholm Open trophy 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 over Robin Soderling on Sunday.
MADRID, Oct 12, 2008 (AFP) - Roger Federer will face a potentially tricky second round tie at the Madrid Masters against Radek Stepanek after the Czech cruised through his opening match against Juan Monaco on Sunday.
Stepanek booked his place against the tournament second seed with a 6-1, 6-1 thrashing of the Argentine Monaco.