Paradorn Srichaphan beats Wesley Moodie at the third round of the Washington DC (Legg Mason Classic). After receiving a bye in the 1st Round, for the second week in a row. In the second round he defeated Paul Goldstein. He faces Andy Roddick in the next round.

Mahesh Bhupathi & Martin Damm defeated Karol Beck & Tomas Berdych 6-4, 6-4 to secure their place in the semifinal.

13th-seeded Paradorn Srichaphan lost to top seed Andy Roddick 7-6(4), 6-2 in the semifinal match at the Legg Mason Tennis Classic

Mahesh Bhupathi and Martin Damm of Czech Republic gave a tough fight to top seeds Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan before faltering in the semifinal of the Legg Mason Tennis classic tournament in Washington, USA. They lost the match 7-6(3), 7-6(4).

JAPAN'S Ai Sugiyama has followed up her stunning win over Svetlana Kuznetsova with a comfortable win over a Bulgarian teenager to move into the semi-finals of the San Diego Classic.
On Thursday Sugiyama beat second seed Kuznetsova 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 in the third round and yesterday booked her place in the last four of the tournament with a 6-1, 6-2 win over 15-year-old Sesil Karatancheva in the quarter-finals.

The earlier win remains of more significance to the Japanese player, who is targeting a move back up the world rankings. The 30-year-old Sugiyama counter-punched brilliantly against US Open champion Kuznetsova, who got off to a fast start but in the second set, the Japanese veteran began to wear her down with sharply angled shots.

In the third set, Kuznetsova committed a series of unforced errors to be broken to 4-2 and lost the contest when she flailed at an easy backhand. A one-time member of the world top 10, Sugiyama's level has dropped. At the end of last year when her standard began to fall, she thought about retiring. "I'd lost my energy and my motivation," said Sugiyama. But Sugiyama hired a new hitting partner, Italy's Simone Amorico, and is also travelling full-time with a fitness trainer. "My goal is to get back into the top 10. My fitness is getting better and with the new team I'm getting my confidence back," she said.

Japan's Ai Sugiyama recovered from a set down to shock second seed Svetlana Kuznetsova 2-6 6-4 6-3 at the Acura Classic in San Diego. Sugiyama, who faces Sesil Karatantcheva in the quarters, kept the pressure on Kuznetsova and the 2004 US Open winner came up with a string of mistakes.

Sania Mirza defeated on Petrova at WTA San Diego.Indian qualifier Sania provided the major upset of the day at the WTA stop in San Diego, using her power-baseline game to belt Russian No. 4 seed Nadia Petrova 6-2, 6-1 and advance into the third round.
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"She's a very good young player, very powerful, has great groundstrokes," said Petrova, who played with a taped right arm, suffering from an elbow strain. "The most difficult thing was that I hadn't really played a match in three weeks, and I had to play someone so powerful...My arm is getting better and hopefully, I'll get more practice matches in, get in better shape and be ready for Los Angeles." Mirza's plan was to come out swinging."I knew if I relaxed for a second she would have jumped on me," Mirza said. "I had a game plan in my mind and I'm glad I was able to do what I needed to.

Japan's Akiko Morigami defeated No.15 seed Flavia Pennetta 6-1 7-5 Morigami, who recently reached her first Tour final in Cincinnati. Another girl from Japan Ai Sugiyama advanced to the second round when opponent Meghann Shaughnessy retired early in the first set due to a lower back strain. Sania mirza of India defeated No.4 seed Nadia Petrova 6-2 6-1