Argentine David Nalbandian extended his perfect record against Rafael Nadal by crushing the world number two 6-4 6-0 in the final of the Paris Masters Series tournament.

Britain's Andy Murray jumped seven places in the ATP world rankings published Monday after winning the St. Petersburg Open tournament, held in Russia's second largest city October 22-28.

Roger Federer overlooked his recent history against Guillermo Canas, routing the 14th-ranked Argentine 6-0 6-3 in the third round of the Madrid Masters.

Russia's Elena Dementieva gave herself an early birthday present when she rallied after dropping the first set to beat Serena Williams 5-7, 6-1, 6-1 and win her maiden Kremlin Cup title.

Serena Williams after beating Nicole Vaidisova of the Czech Republic will face Svetlana Kuznetsova in the Kremlin Cup semifinals.

Russian Elena Dementieva beat Victoria Azarenka of Belarus 7-6 (4), 6-2 Friday to advance to the semifinals of the Kremlin Cup.

Venus Williams gained first round against Caroline Wozniacki and second round against Tamarine Tanasugarn Thursday, moving into the quarter-final of the Bangkok Open.

Serena Williams beat Tatiana Perebiynis 7-5, 6-4 to advance to the quarterfinals of the Kremlin Cup Thursday. Williams and Perebiynis traded breaks three times in the first set before the fourth-seeded American broke the Ukrainian with a precise backhand down the line in the 12th game for a 1-0 lead.

Serena Williams destroyed unseeded Zuzana Ondraskova 6-0 6-0 to reachthe second round of the Stuttgart Grand Prix in vintage style.

Professional tennis could be played under more standardised conditions following research carried out by University of Bath student.

Russian tennis player Igor Andreyev admitted Friday to being surprised by his easy victory over Germany's Tommy Haas, the world No. 11, in the opening semifinal match of the Davis Cup in Moscow.

Russia's No.2 Igor Andreyev will open the Davis Cup semifinals match Friday against Germany in Moscow, as Russia continue to defend their title. Andreyev will play the first semifinal rubber at the Olympiisky Stadium in central Moscow against world No.11 Tommy Haas.