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  • Executive chairman since June 2005, de Villiers has overseen the most extensive set of changes to the ATP since its inception in 1990.

    The changes, which will see $1 billion of new investment into the ATP, include record-breakinglevelsof prizemoney for players, new, world-class tournaments, an enhanced, healthier calendar structure, unprecedented levels of promotional spending and a new brand look and identity designed to make the tour more fan-friendly.

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    Total Prize Money: $600,000

    THURSDAY'S QUARTERFINAL MATCHES

    Anna Chakvetadze (1) vs. Sorana Cirstea, not before 1:00 PM ET Daniela Hantuchova (2) vs. Alize Cornet (7), not before 1:00 PM ET Marion Bartoli (3) vs. Caroline Wozniacki Agnes Szavay (4) vs. Amelie Mauresmo

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ATP

  • Verdasco leveled Czech Ivo Minar 6-3, 6-1, while the 6-foot-10 Karlovic was upended by Slovenian qualifier Luka Gregorc 7-6 (7-4), 4-6, 6-2 on the hardcourts at the Connecticut Tennis Center.

    Up next for Verdasco will be German Mischa Zverev in the quarterfinals.

WTA

  • Chakvetadze got past Aussie Casey Dellacqua 6-4, 6-4, while second-seeded Hantuchova battled back to force a third-set tiebreaker before knocking off unseeded Belarussian Olga Govortsova 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 (7-4).

    The unseeded Mauresmo upended fifth-seeded Swiss Patty Schnyder 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (8-6) at the Connecticut Tennis Center.

ATP

  • The former world No. 1 and two-time Grand Slam titlist was the 2001 U.S. Open champ and runner-up in 2004.

    "Surgery was always the last resort, but unfortunately that's what it came down to," Hewitt said.

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    WEDNESDAY'S THIRD ROUND MATCHES

    Fernando Verdasco (1) vs. Ivo Minar Ivo Karlovic (2) vs. Luka Gregorc Igor Andreev (4) leads Victor Hanescu (16), 6-4 Marin Cilic (6) vs. Jurgen Melzer (11) Andreas Seppi (7) def. Fabio Fognini, 6-4, 6-2 Mardy Fish (8) vs. Marc Gicquel (9) Robby Ginepri vs. Mischa Zverev Jesse Levine vs. Steve Darcis

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    WEDNESDAY'S SECOND ROUND MATCHES

    Anna Chakvetadze (1) def. Casey Dellacqua, 6-4, 6-4 Daniela Hantuchova (2) vs. Olga Govortsova Patty Schnyder (5) vs. Amelie Mauresmo, 4-4 Sorana Cirstea leads Flavia Pennetta (6), 1-0 Alize Cornet (7) vs. Katarina Srebotnik Caroline Wozniacki def. Monica Niculescu, 6-3, 6-3

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WTA

  • The 2007 Wimbledon runner-up Bartoli came from behind to beat Bulgarian Tsvetana Pironkova 2-6, 6-4, 7-5 in second-round action.

    Szavay, meanwhile, staved off a late rally to beat Italian Sara Errani 6-4, 6-7 (3-7), 6-4 in a second-round match.

ATP

  • Andreev erased Belgian Olivier Rochus 6-3, 6-4 on the hardcourts at the Connecticut Tennis Center.

    Fish, who was last year's New Haven runner-up to fellow American James Blake, bounced back from a second-set loss to compatriot Wayne Odesnik to take a 6-1, 4-6, 6-1 victory.

WTA

  • There are 10 Grand Slam champions among the seeded players, including the likes of Nadal, Ivanovic, Swiss Roger Federer, Americans Venus and Serena Williams and Andy Roddick, and Serbian Novak Djokovic. Federer held the men's world No. 1 ranking for 237 consecutive weeks before being supplanted by Nadal this week.

    Nadal had been No. 2 for a record 160 straight weeks.

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    TUESDAY'S SECOND ROUND MATCHES

    Ivo Karlovic (2) vs. John Isner Igor Andreev (4) vs. Olivier Rochus Juan Monaco (5) vs. Mischa Zverev Marin Cilic (6) vs. Viktor Troicki Andreas Seppi (7) def. Potito Starace, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 Mardy Fish (8) vs. Wayne Odesnik Marc Gicquel (9) def. Albert Montanes, 7-5, 6-3 Fabio Fognini leads Simone Bolelli (10), 6-2, 3-4 Jurgen Melzer (11) vs. Arnaud Clement, 6-6 Robby Ginepri def. Agustin Calleri (12), 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 Steve Darcis def. Marcel Granollers (13), 6-2, 6-2 Jose Acasuso (14) vs. Luka Gregorc Eduardo Schwank (15) vs. Ivo Minar Victor Hanescu (16) def. Denis Gremelmayr, 6-7 (5-7), 7-6 (7-3), 6-2 Jesse Levine leads Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, 6-0

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    TUESDAY'S FIRST ROUND MATCHES

    Flavia Pennetta (6) def. Gisela Dulko, 6-3, 6-1 Amelie Mauresmo leads Kaia Kanepi, 6-2, 6-6 Monica Niculescu def. Maria Kirilenko, 6-7 (7-9), 6-2, 6-1

     

    TUESDAY'S SECOND ROUND MATCHES

    Marion Bartoli (3) vs. Tsvetana Pironkova Agnes Szavay (4) vs. Sara Errani

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  • The fifth-seeded Schnyder snuck past American wild card Jill Craybas 6-4, 7-6 (7-2) on the hardcourts at the Connecticut Tennis Center.

    Also, seventh-seeded Frenchwoman Alize Cornet gained the second round after she outlasted Czech Nicole Vaidisova in a late two-set dandy, 6-3, 7-6 (10-8).

WTA

  • Petersburg, FL (Sports Network) - Just one week after losing her top ranking to fellow Serb Jelena Jankovic, Ana Ivanovic has returned to No. 1.

    Ivanovic is assured of being No. 1 for at least the next two weeks, which would mark her 10th and 11th weeks at the top. The French Open champ was No. 1 for nine weeks before being supplanted by Jankovic last week. Jankovic became the 18th woman to reach No. 1, despite having never even reached a Grand Slam final.

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    Total Prize Money: $708,000

    SUNDAY'S FIRST ROUND MATCHES

    Dudi Sela def. Donald Young, 6-4, 6-2 Ivo Minar def. Nicolas Mahut, 5-7, 6-3, 6-3 Mischa Zverev def. Florent Serra, 6-2, 7-6 (8-6) Albert Montanes def. Nicolas Devilder, 7-6 (7-5), 7-5

     

    Notes

    James Blake beat Mardy Fish in last year's all-American final. Blake also tit

    led here in 2005.

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    FINAL MATCH

    Juan Martin del Potro (2) def. Viktor Troicki, 6-3, 6-3

     

    SEMIFINAL MATCHES

    Juan Martin del Potro (2) def. Tommy Haas (4), 6-2, 6-1 Viktor Troicki def. Igor Kunitsyn, 6-4, 6-2

     

    QUARTERFINAL MATCHES

    Viktor Troicki def. Andy Roddick (1), 0-6, 6-2, 6-4 Juan Martin del Potro (2) def. John Isner, 6-4, 6-4 Tommy Haas (4) def. Alejandro Falla, 7-5, 6-1 Igor Kunitsyn def. Somdev Devvarman, 6-4, 6-1

     

    SECOND ROUND MATCHES

    Andy Roddick (1) def. Eduardo Schwank, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-2) Juan Martin del Potro (2) def. Dudi Sela, 6-0, 5-7, 6-2 Tommy Haas (4) def. Nicolas Mahut, 7-6 (7-4), 6-3 John Isner def. Donald Young, 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) Viktor Troicki def. Bobby Reynolds, 6-4, 1-6, 6-4 Somdev Devvarman def. Robert Kendrick, 6-2, 6-7 (5-7), 7-5 Igor Kunitsyn def. Fabio Fognini, 2-6, 6-2, 7-6 (8-6) Alejandro Falla def. Florent Serra, 7-6 (7-2), 7-6 (13-11)

     

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ATP

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    New Haven, Connecticut

    Total Prize Money: $708,000

    MONDAY'S FIRST ROUND MATCHES

    Luis Horna vs. Robby Ginepri Chris Guccione vs. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez Steve Darcis def. Vincent Spadea, 7-5, 5-0, retired Wayne Odesnik vs. Sebastien Grosjean Viktor Troicki vs. Alex Bogomolov Jr. Thomaz Bellucci vs. Arnaud Clement Denis Gremelmayr def. Marcos Daniel, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 Olivier Rochus def. Evgeny Korolev, 6-4, 6-4 Potito Starace def. Jiri Vanek, 6-2, 7-6 (9-7) Nicolas Lapentti leads Fabio Fognini, 2-1 Ramon Delgado vs. Luka Gregorc John Isner vs. Igor Kunitsyn

     

    MONDAY'S SECOND ROUND MATCH

    Fernando Verdasco (1) vs. Dudi Sela

     

    Notes

    James Blake beat Mardy Fish in last year's all-American final. Blake also tit

    led here in 2005.

WTA

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    Beijing, China

    FINAL MATCH

    Elena Dementieva (5) def. Dinara Safina (6), 3-6, 7-5, 6-3

     

    SEMIFINAL MATCHES

    Elena Dementieva (5) def. Vera Zvonareva (9), 6-3, 7-6 (7-3) Dinara Safina (6) def. Na Li, 7-6 (7-3), 7-5

     

    QUARTERFINAL MATCHES

    Dinara Safina (6) def. Jelena Jankovic (2), 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 Elena Dementieva (5) def. Serena Williams (4), 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 Na Li def. Venus Williams (7), 7-5, 7-5 Vera Zvonareva (9) def. Sybille Bammer, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3

     

    THIRD ROUND MATCHES

    Jelena Jankovic (2) def. Dominika Cibulkova (16), 7-5, 6-1 Serena Williams (4) def. Alize Cornet (15), 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 Elena Dementieva (5) def. Caroline Wozniacki, 7-6 (7-3), 6-2 Dinara Safina (6) def. Jie Zheng, 6-4, 6-3 Venus Williams (7) def. Victoria Azarenka (12), 6-3, 6-2 Vera Zvonareva (9) def. Francesca Schiavone, 7-6 (7-4), 6-4 Sybille Bammer def. Lucie Safarova, 7-5, 6-4 Na Li def. Kaia Kanepi, 4-6, 6-2, 6-0

     

    SECOND ROUND MATCHES

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