Ferrer downs Chela to reach semi-finals
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Spaniard David Ferrer eased past Argentine 20th seed Juan Ignacio Chela 6-2 6-3 7-5 on Thursday to reach the semi-finals of the U.S. Open, the best grand slam showing of his career.
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Tim Henman beats Dominik Hrbaty in four sets to reach the US Open semi-finals.
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VIRGINIA WATER, England  - Defending champion  Ernie Els held off a determined challenge from Argentina's  Angel Cabrera to reach the World Match Play Championship  semi-finals at Wentworth Friday.
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Nikolay Davydenko and Tommy Robredo, the top two seeds in the menâs draw at the Pilot Pen in New Haven, were eliminated in straight sets yesterday in the third round.And in the womenâs draw, a qualifier advanced to the semifinals when Agnes Szavay defeated eighth-seeded Alona Bondarenko, 6-1, 6-4.Davydenko, the defending champion, lost to Gilles Simon, 6-4, 6-4. Robredo fell to Stanislas Wawrinka, 6-3, 6-3. Igor Andreev beat fourth-seeded David Ferrer, 3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-4.James Blake, seeded third, won, 3-6, 7-6 (2), 6-1, after being down three match points to Agustin Calleri.
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Juan Carlos Ferrero completed a 6-3 6-1 1-6 6-3 victory over France&#39;s Fabrice Santoro to haul Spain back level at 1-1 in their Davis Cup semi-final on Saturday.
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As the last Serb standing in either the menâs or womenâs draws, Novak Djokovic did his part last night in a straight-sets victory over Carlos Moya. The Djoker advanced to the semifinals against David Ferrer and, after the match, he showed off his spot-on imitations of Maria Sharapova and Rafael Nadal. Much has been made of [...].
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Fourth-seeded Juan Ignacio Chela advanced to the semifinals of the Mexican Open on Thursday, beating sixth-seeded Nicolas Massu 6-3, 6-7 (6), 7-5.
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Top seed Justine Henin staged a spectacular recovery to knock out Swiss Patty Schnyder 3-6 6-4 7-5 on Thursday and reach the Qatar Open semi-finals.
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Twice champion Venus Williams overcame early jitters to beat nemesis Jelena Jankovic 4-6 6-1 7-6 on Wednesday and secure a clash with world number one Justine Henin in the U.S. Open semi-finals.
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David Ferrer, seeded 15th in the U.S. Open, came up with the biggest victory of his career when he knocked off Rafael Nadal, the three-time French Open champion.
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Defending champion Rafael Nadal will face Novak Djokovic in the French Open semi-finals after powering past Carlos Moya.
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Lin Dan made a magnificent recovery to reach the semi-finals of the All-England Open just when he seemed headed for defeat on Friday.
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Top four seeds reached the semi-finals of the Filderstadt Grand Prix on Friday, with only French Open champion Anastasia Myskina being taken to three sets.
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Top seed Justine Henin beat two-time champion Serena Williams 7-6 6-1 in a much-anticipated battle under the lights on Tuesday to reach the semi-finals of the U.S. Open.
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World number three Novak Djokovic destroys fifth seed David Ferrer to reach the semi-finals of the Australian Open in Melbourne.
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Striker Miguel Angel &quot;Mista&quot; Ferrer scored twice Wednesday to earn Valencia a 3-0 victory over a nine-man Espanyol and lift the defending champion into second place in the Spanish league.
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Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova beat  former world number one Venus Williams 6-3, 6-4 on Friday to  reach the semi-finals of the $1.3 million Zurich Challenge  event.