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On This Day in Sport (19 July 2008):

1903: Maurice Garin, `the little chimneysweep', won the inaugural Tour de France.
1957: Alec Russell became only the second man, after Gordon Richards in 1933, to ride all six winners in one meeting.
1997: Crystal Palace, then in the Premier League, agreed a fee of £2.1million for Juventus winger Attilio Lombardo, who went on to manage the Eagles for a brief spell before their relegation a year later.
1999: World Cup runners-up Brazil outclassed Uruguay 3-0 to lift the Copa America in Asuncion, Paraguay.
2002: The Football Association deducted Nationwide Football League newcomers Boston four points and fined them £100,000 for contractual irregularities. The Pilgrims, though, still managed to stay up at the end of the season, finishing in 15th.
2004: Chelsea agreed a #24million fee with Marseille for striker Didier Drogba.
2005: Newcastle signed Turkey international Emre from Inter Milan for £3.8million.
2006: David O'Leary left Aston Villa by mutual consent after three years in charge.
2007: Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello were confirmed as the Honda drivers for the 2008 season

Headlines (19 July) :

Villanueva set for Blackburn move
Chile international Carlos Villanueva is close to joining Blackburn, according to his agent.
Williams slams ref justice
British heavyweight champion Danny Williams slammed referee Dave Parris after clinging on to his title with a controversial majority points decision victory over John McDermott in Dagenham.
Kaboul agent dismisses Black Cats move
It would take a tectonic shift in Younes Kaboul's thinking to persuade him to leave Tottenham for Sunderland, according to the defender's agent.
Kaka advisor in Chelsea move claim
Kaka has set his heart on a shock transfer to Chelsea, according to his advisor.
Saints on high
St Helens coach Daniel Anderson described as ``a very professional job'' his team's eight-try rout of 12-man Wigan at the JJB Stadium.
Black Cats open Chimbonda talks
Sunderland target Pascal Chimbonda is on Wearside to open talks over a possible transfer from Tottenham.
Stoner dominates in practice
Casey Stoner once again dominated the first day of practice for the United States GP as the MotoGP world champion finished fastest in both sessions on Friday.
White Shark springs major surprise
Just when we thought it was safe to go back in the water, golf's 'Great White Shark' has bared his teeth again. Amazingly, Greg Norman could be Open champion again on Sunday night.
Fulham pair join Canaries
Norwich manager Glenn Roeder has bolstered his defensive options ahead of the new season by signing Fulham duo Dejan Stefanovic and Elliot Omozusi.
England up against it
England clawed back three wickets in a controversial final session as they tried to defend an inadequate 203 all out on day one of the second Test against South Africa at Headingley.

International Results Roundup

Dateline 18 July 2008

FOOTBALL:
Friendly Match: York 2 Middlesbrough 2, Newcastle Town Stoke Late, Southampton 0 Celtic 2, SC Farense Bristol City Late, Peterhead 4 Aberdeen 0, Kidderminster 2 Plymouth 2, Chasetown Wolverhampton Late, Sleaford Town Lincoln City Late, Exeter Port Vale Postponed, Swindon 1 Portsmouth 3, Dumbarton 0 Morton 1
Eircom League Premier Division: Bray 0 Galway Utd 1, Derry City 0 Bohemians 0, UCD Cobh Ramblers Postponed
Eircom League First Division: Monaghan Utd 0 Limerick 37 2, Shelbourne 0 Dundalk 0, Wexford Youths 1 Waterford Utd 1, Longford Town 0 Sporting Fingal 3
MOTOR SPORT:
British Rally Championships: International Rally Isle of Man, Douglas, Isle of Man, England
Leading Final Overall Classification after Stage 7: 1 M. Higgins (Subaru) 40mins 56.9secs, 2 G. Wilks (Mitsubishi) 41:29.9, 3 E. Boland (Subaru) 41:51.2, 4 D. Higgins (Subaru) 42:28.6, 5 P. Morrow (Mitsubishi) 43:15.9, 6 J. Wozencroft (Subaru) 43:35.8, 7 D. Gass (Mitsubishi) 44:12.9, 8 B. O'mahony (Renault) 44:38.8, 9 G. Woodcock (Ford) 44:42.9, 10 J. Mcglaughlin (Mitsubishi) 44:49.4
British Rally Championships, International Rally Isle of Man, Douglas, Isle of Man, England
Leading Final Overall Classification after Stage 16: 1 M. Higgins (Subaru) 1hr 43mins 19.4secs, 2 E. Boland (Subaru) 1:44:27.3, 3 D. Higgins (Subaru) 1:46:37.3, 4 G. Wilks (Mitsubishi) 1:46:58.2, 5 J. Wozencroft (Subaru) 1:50:10.1, 6 D. Gass (Mitsubishi) 1:50:34.8, 7 B. O'mahony (Renault) 1:52:01.2, 8 G. Woodcock (Ford) 1:52:16.2, 9 J. Greer (Mitsubishi) 1:52:58.4, 10 A. Sjolander (Ford) 1:57:05.5
CRICKET:
Second npower Test Match, Headingley Carnegie
England 203 (M Morkel 4-52, D W Steyn 4-76) v South Africa 101-3
LV County Championship - Division One
Taunton Somerset 427 (Z de Bruyn 81, P D Trego 65, M E Trescothick 58, I D Blackwell 55, J L Langer 50) & 243-8 dec (J L Langer 88, B J Phillips 53 no) v Kent 208 & 163-6
Guildford Surrey 220 (S A Newman 113, B W Harmison 4-27) & 185-3 (S A Newman 67) v Durham 410 (W R Smith 201 no, P Mustard 62, J Ormond 4-90)
Arundel Sussex 426 (M W Goodwin 184, C D Hopkinson 106, R S C Martin-Jenkins 59, J A Tomlinson 5-108) v Hampshire 257 (J P Crawley 70, G A Lamb 54 no, C D Collymore 4-60) & 127-7 (O P Rayner 4-49)
LV County Championship - Division Two
New Road Worcestershire 457-8 dec (B F Smith 99, S M Davies 83, D K H Mitchell 78, V S Solanki 69, S C Moore 57) v Glamorgan 136-4 (G P Rees 59 no)
Uxbridge Warwickshire 393 (J O Troughton 88, T Frost 84, N M Carter 67, A G Botha 54, T J Murtagh 4-66) v Middlesex 170 & 20-0
Northampton Derbyshire 485-7 dec (J L Clare 129 no, G G Wagg 108, W W Hinds 76, P M Borrington 57, G M Smith 50) v Northamptonshire 296-7 (N J O'Brien 80, L Klusener 73, A J Hall 54, J L Clare 5-52)
Tour Match
Grace Road Leicestershire 354-4 dec (J Allenby 138 no, J W A Taylor 51) & 63-0 v Bangladesh A 330 (Tamim Iqbal 78, Mohammad Nazimuddin 75, Mushfiqur Rahim 60 no) Leicestershire drew with Bangladesh A
GOLF:
Collated second round scores & totals in the 137th OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP, RoyalBirkdale GC, Birkdale, Southport, Merseyside, England(Gbr & Irl unless stated, par 70):
139 KJ Choi (Kor) 72 67 140 Greg Norman (Aus) 70 70 141 Camilo Villegas (Col) 76 65 142 Alexander Noren (Swe) 72 70, Robert Allenby (Aus) 69 73, Jim Furyk (USA) 71 71, Graeme McDowell 69 73, David Duval (USA) 73 69, Rocco Mediate (USA) 69 73, Padraig Harrington 74 68 143 Peter Hanson (Swe) 71 72, Fredrik Jacobson (Swe) 71 72, Ian Poulter 72 71, Stuart Appleby (Aus) 72 71, Stephen Ames (Can) 73 70 144 Anthony Wall 71 73, Adam Scott (Aus) 70 74, Soren Hansen (Den) 75 69, Jean Van de velde (Fra) 73 71, Scott Verplank (USA) 77 67, Dave Horsey 74 70 145 Chris Wood 75 70, Sergio Garcia (Spa) 72 73, Zach Johnson (USA) 73 72, Jay Williamson (USA) 73 72, Simon Wakefield 71 74 146 Retief Goosen (Rsa) 71 75, Anders Hansen (Den) 78 68, Ross Fisher 72 74, Nick Dougherty 75 71, Graeme Storm 76 70, Thomas Sherreard 77 69, Anthony Kim (USA) 72 74, Justin Rose 74 72, Tom Gillis (USA) 74 72, Thomas Aiken (Rsa) 75 71, Gregory Havret (Fra) 71 75
ATHLETICS:
Meeting IAAF Gaz de France Paris Saint-Denis, Paris, France
Men's
100m: 1 Marc Burns (Tri) 10.14secs, 2 Martial Mbandjock (Fra) 10.17, 3 Mark Jelks (USA) 10.26, 4 Dwight Thomas (Jam) 10.27, 5 Michael Rodgers (USA) 10.29, 6 Shawn Crawford (USA) 10.33, 7 Vicente de Lima (Bra) 10.35, 8 Wallace Spearmon (USA) 10.35, 9 Emmanuel Ngom Priso (Fra) 10.65
400m: 1 Jeremy Wariner (USA) 43.86secs, 2 LaShawn Merritt (USA) 44.35, 3 Chris Brown (Bah) 44.76, 4 Tyler Christopher (Can) 45.08, 5 Leslie Djhone (Fra) 45.43, 6 Reggie Witherspoon (USA) 45.93, 7 Nicolas Fillon (Fra) 46.46, 8 Abderrahim El Haouzy (Fra) 46.81
1500m: 1 Augustine Kiprono Choge (Ken) 3mins 32.40secs, 2 Asbel Kiprop (Ken) 3:32.78, 3 Belal Mansoor Ali (Brn) 3:33.12, 4 Tarek Boukensa (Alg) 3:33.57, 5 Shedrack Kibet Korir (Ken) 3:33.93, 6 Suleiman Kipses Simotwo (Ken) 3:34.49, 7 Geoffrey Kipkoech Rono (Ken) 3:34.80, 8 Mounir Yemmouni (Fra) 3:35.59, 9 Yoann Kowal (Fra) 3:35.95 DNF: Philemon Kipkorir Kimutai (Ken), Ismael Kipngetich Kombich (Ken) DNS: Nicholas Willis (Nzl)
3000m: 1 Edwin Cheruiyot Soi (Ken) 7mins 36.71secs, 2 Joseph Ebuya (Ken) 7:36.84, 3 Abraham Chebii (Ken) 7:37.51, 4 Alistair Ian Cragg (Irl) 7:38.21, 5 Mark Kosgei Kiptoo (Ken) 7:38.98, 6 Boniface Kiprotich Songok (Ken) 7:39.64, 7 Sahle Warga (Eth) 7:41.05, 8 Mulugeta Wendimu (Eth) 7:42.99, 9 Joseph Kosgei (Ken) 7:43.04, 10 Antar Zerguelaine (Alg) 7:47.68, 11 Samir Khadar (Alg) 7:48.20, 12 Dieudonne Disi (Rwa) 7:50.81, 13 Thomas Pkemei Longosiwa (Ken) 7:51.92 DNF: Bernard Kiptanui Kiptum (Ken), Jonathan Kipkoech Komen (Ken)
3000m Steeplechase: 1 Tareq Mubarak Taher (Brn) 8mins 08.53secs, 2 Michael Kipyego (Ken) 8:09.93, 3 Mustafa Mohamed (Swe) 8:11.10, 4 Bouabdellah Tahri (Fra) 8:12.72, 5 Vincent Zouaoui Dandrieaux (Fra) 8:14.74, 6 Wesley Kiprotich (Ken) 8:14.87, 7 Richard Kipkemboi Mateelong (Ken) 8:16.43, 8 Andrew Lemoncello (Gbr) 8:22.95, 9 Collins Kosgei (Ken) 8:25.31, 10 Irba Lakhal (Fra) 8:28.04, 11 Rabia Makhloufi (Alg) 8:32.67 DNF: David Biwott Chemweno (Ken), David Lagat (Ken) DNS: Mohamed-Khaled Belabbas (Fra), Jukka Keskisalo (Fin), Reuben Kosgei (Ken), Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad (Fra)
110m Hurdles: 1 Dayron Robles (Cub) 12.88secs, 2 Terrence Trammell (USA) 13.19, 3 Antwon Hicks (USA) 13.27, 4 Ladji Doucoure (Fra) 13.37, 5 Aries Merritt (USA) 13.41, 6 Samuel Coco-Viloin (Fra) 13.63 DNS: Sergiy Demidyuk (Ukr), Anwar Moore (USA) DQ: David Payne (USA)
400m Hurdles: 1 Kerron Clement (USA) 48.33secs, 2 Danny McFarlane (Jam) 48.71, 3 Angelo Taylor (USA) 48.91, 4 Bershawn Jackson (USA) 48.92, 5 L.J. van Zyl (Rsa) 48.98, 6 Reuben McCoy (USA) 49.51, 7 Fadil Bellaabouss (Fra) 50.05, 8 Sebastien Maillard (Fra) 50.27
Pole Vault: 1 Steven Hooker (Aus) 5.70m, 2 Alexander Straub (Ger) 5.70, 3 Jerome Clavier (Fra) 5.60, 4 Paul Burgess (Aus) 5.50, 5 Renaud Lavillenie (Fra) 5.50, 6 Denys Yurchenko (Ukr) 5.50, 7 Maksym Mazuryk (Ukr) 5.40, 7 Derek Miles (USA) 5.40 NM: Romain Mesnil (Fra), Fabian Schulze (Ger)
Long Jump: 1 Irving Saladino (Pan) 8.31m, 2 Hussein Taher Al-Sabee (Ksa) 8.25, 3 Mohamed Salman Al Khuwalidi (Ksa) 8.09, 4 Miguel Pate (USA) 8.06, 5 Godfrey Khotso Mokoena (Rsa) 8.04, 6 Brian Johnson (USA) 7.99, 7 Kafetien Gomis (Fra) 7.91, 8 Salim Sdiri (Fra) 7.90, 9 Dwight Phillips (USA) 7.76 DNS: Andrew Howe (Ita)
Javelin Throw: 1 Vadims Vasilevskis (Lat) 85.61m, 2 Jarrod Bannister (Aus) 84.76, 3 Esko Mikkola (Fin) 78.94, 4 Magnus Arvidsson (Swe) 78.05, 5 Vtezslav Vesely (Cze) 78.01, 6 John Robert Oosthuizen (Rsa) 76.09 NM: Laurent Dorique (Fra)
Women's
200m: 1 Sanya Richards (USA) 22.56secs, 2 Carmelita Jeter (USA) 22.58, 3 Muna Lee (USA) 22.59, 4 LaShauntea Moore (USA) 22.70, 5 Muriel Hurtis-Houairi (Fra) 22.76, 6 LaVerne Jones-Ferrette (ISV) 22.90, 7 Alenka Bikar (Slo) 23.96
800m: 1 Pamela Jelimo (Ken) 1min 54.97secs, 2 Lucia Klocova (Svk) 1:58.51, 3 Janeth Jepkosgei (Ken) 1:58.52, 4 Anna Rostkowska (Pol) 1:58.72, 5 elodie Guegan (Fra) 1:58.93, 6 Jennifer Meadows (Gbr) 1:59.11, 7 Maria de Lurdes Mutola (Moz) 1:59.51, 8 Tamsyn Lewis (Aus) 2:00.94 DNF: Yuliya Krevsun (Ukr), Amy Mbacke Thiam (Sen)
1500m: 1 Maryam Yusuf Jamal (Brn) 3mins 59.99secs, 2 Shannon Rowbury (USA) 4:00.33, 3 Daniela Yordanova (Bul) 4:02.40, 4 Sarah Jamieson (Aus) 4:02.94, 5 Viola Kibiwot (Ken) 9 Malindi Elmore (Can) 4:07.07, 10 Iryna Lishchynska (Ukr) 4:08.05, 11 Hilary Stellingwerff (Can) 4:14.97 DNF: Diane Cummins (Can), Faith Macharia (Ken) DNS: Lidia Chojecka (Pol), Btissam Lakhouad (Mar)
5000m: 1 Lucy Kabuu Wangui (Ken) 14mins 38.47secs, 2 Priscah Jepleting Cherono (Ken) 14:58.96, 3 Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet (Ken) 15:09.23, 4 Jennifer Rhines (USA) 15:11.79, 5 Sentayehu Ejigu (Eth) 15:18.66 DNF: Georgie Clarke (Aus)
100m Hurdles: 1 Delloreen Ennis-London (Jam) 12.66secs, 2 Joanna Hayes (USA) 12.76, 3 Dawn Harper (USA) 12.79, 4 Josephine Onyia (Spa) 12.85, 5 Candice Davis (USA) 12.87, 6 Virginia Powell (USA) 12.89, 7 Nichole Denby (USA) 12.93, 8 Adrianna Lamalle (Fra) 13.01, 9 Rena-Flor Okori (Fra) 13.02
High Jump: 1 Blanka Vlasic (Cro) 2.01m, 2 Ariane Friedrich (Ger) 1.97, 3 Tia Hellebaut (Bel) 1.97, 4 Marina Aitova (Kaz) 1.94, 5 Antonietta Di Martino (Ita) 1.94, 6 Chaunte Howard (USA) 1.94, 7 Ruth Beitia (Spa) 1.91, 7 Emma Green (Swe) 1.91, 9 Amy Acuff (USA) 1.91, 10 Sharon Day (USA) 1.88 NM: Anne-Gaelle Jardin (Fra)
CYCLING:
Tour de France, Nimes, France
Leading final positions after Stage 13 (Narbonne - , 2 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Silence - Lotto at same time, 3 Romain Feillu (Fra) Agritubel at same time, 4 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner at same time, 5 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank at same time, 6 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole at same time, 7 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis - Le Credit par Telephone at same time, 8 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram at same time, 9 Julian Dean (Nzl) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30 at same time, 10 Sebastien Chavanel (Fra) Francaise des Jeux at same time, 11 Robert Hunter (Rsa) Barloworld at same time, 12 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Quick Step at same time, 13 Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi at same time, 14 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne at same time, 15 Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi at same time, 16 Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Bouygues Telecom at same time, 17 Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30 at same time, 18 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre at same time, 19 Robert Forster (Ger) Gerolsteiner at same time, 20 Jimmy Casper (Fra) Agritubel at same time Selected Others: 22 David Millar (Gbr) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30 4hrs 25mins 42secs
General classification after stage 13: 1 Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence - Lotto 54hrs 48mins 47secs, 2 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC - Saxo Bank at 0.01, 3 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30 at 0.38, 4 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner at 0.46, 5 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank at 0.57, 6 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC - Saxo Bank at 1.28, 7 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Team Columbia at 1.56, 8 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale at 2.32, 9 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi at 3.51, 10 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas at 4.18, 11 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi at 4.26, 12 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne at 4.41, 13 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) AG2R La Mondiale at 5.23, 14 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre at 5.37, 15 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne at 6.01, 16 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Credit Agricole at 6.07, 17 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner at 6.26, 18 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis - Le Credit par Telephone at 7.07, 19 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas at 7.11, 20 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC - Saxo Bank at 8.45 Selected Others: 47 David Millar (Gbr) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30 55hrs 24mins 09secs, 144 Mark Cavendish (Gbr) Team Columbia 56:40:51
GOLF:
Collated second round scores & totals in the Nationwide Tour Price Cutter Charit Championship Presented by Dr. Pepper, Highland Springs Country Club, Springfield, Missouri, United States(USA unless stated, par 72)
131 Colt Knost 64 67 133 Darron Stiles 68 65, Brent Delahoussaye 70 63, Bradley Iles 68 65 134 Arjun Atwal 66 68, Spencer Levin 67 67, Vance Veazey 66 68, Roger Tambellini 69 65, James Love 67 67, Webb Simpson 66 68 135 Keith Nolan 66 69 136 Dennis Paulson 67 69, David McKenzie 69 67, Brendon De Jonge 68 68, Scott Harrington 68 68, Henrik Bjornstad 69 67, Jarrod Lyle 65 71, Camilo Benedetti 66 70, Mike Wendling 67 69, Ryan Howison 67 69
Collated second round scores & totals in the USPGA Tour U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee, Brown Deer Park GC, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America(USA unless stated, par 70):
130 Richard S Johnson (Swe) 63 67, Nick Flanagan (Aus) 67 63 131 Kent Jones 66 65, Gavin Coles (Aus) 69 62 132 Ken Duke 67 65, Troy Matteson 67 65 133 Patrick Sheehan 65 68, Joe Ogilvie 66 67, Steve Flesch 66 67, Ryan Armour 70 63, Jason Dufner 70 63, Brandt Jobe 68 65, Jason Gore 67 66 134 David Lutterus (Rsa) 67 67, Chris Riley 68 66, Jason Allred 70 64, Mathias Gronberg (Swe) 67 67, Brenden Pappas (Rsa) 64 70, James Driscoll 67 67, Kevin Streelman 66 68, George McNeill 67 67, Chad Campbell 67 67, Bill Haas 67 67, Jim McGovern 66 68, John Huston 71 63, Frank Lickliter II 66 68
TENNIS:
ATP Austrian Open, Kitzbuhel, Austria
2nd rd: (2) Rainer Schuettler (Ger) bt Jan Hernych (Cze) 2-6 6-4 7-5, Nicolas Devilder (Fra) bt Alexander Peya (Aut) 6-4 6-4, (7) Juan Martin Del Potro (Arg) bt Sergio Roitman (Arg) 6-2 6-4
Quarter-final: (4) Potito Starace (Ita) bt (5) Eduardo Schwank (Arg) 6-1 6-2, (6) Jurgen Melzer (Aut) bt (2) Rainer Schuettler (Ger) 2-6 7-5 7-5, (7) Juan Martin Del Potro (Arg) bt Nicolas Devilder (Fra) 6-2 6-3
WTA Gastein Ladies, Bad Gastein, Austria
2nd rd: (1) Agnes Szavay (Hun) bt Melanie Klaffner (Aut) 3-6 7-6 (8-6) 7-6 (7-3), (7) Iveta Benesova (Cze) bt Galina Voskoboeva (Rus) 6-4 4-6 6-1, (4) Pauline Parmentier (Fra) bt Anna-Lena Groenefeld (Ger) 7-5 4-6 6-4, Yvonne Meusburger (Aut) bt Maret Ani (Est) 6-2 2-6 6-3, Tereza Hladikova (Cze) bt Karolina Sprem (Cro) 6-3 1-6 6-4, Mariya Koryttseva (Ukr) bt (3) Caroline Wozniacki (Den) 6-4 4-6 7-6 (7-5), Lucie Hradecka (Cze) bt (5) Timea Bacsinszky (Swi) 6-1 6-4
ATP Dutch Open Tennis, Amersfoort, Netherlands
Quarter-finals: Oscar Hernandez (Spa) bt (4) Marcel Granollers-Pujol (Spa) 7-5 6-2, (5) Albert Montanes (Spa) bt (2) Jose Acasuso (Arg) 6-0 6-2, (1) Marc Gicquel (Fra) bt Teimuraz Gabashvili (Rus) 6-4 6-1, (3) Steve Darcis (Bel) bt Christophe Rochus (Bel) 7-5 6-3
ATP Studena Croatia Open, Umag, Croatia
Quarter-finals: (4) Igor Andreev (Rus) bt (6) Guillermo Canas (Arg) 7-5 6-4, (1) Fernando Verdasco (Spa) bt Mischa Zverev (Ger) 7-5 7-5, Maximo Gonzalez (Arg) bt Roko Karanusic (Cro) 2-6 6-3 7-6 (7-4)
ATP Indianapolis Tennis Championships, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Quarter-final: (2) Gilles Simon (Fra) bt (5) Tommy Haas (Ger) 4-6 6-4 6-2, (4) Samuel Querrey (USA) bt Bobby Reynolds (USA) 6-1 3-6 6-3, (1) James Blake (USA) bt Yen-Hsun Lu (Tpe) 6-2 6-0, (3) Dmitry Tursunov (Rus) bt Paul Capdeville (Chi) 3-6 6-3 6-1
WTA Tour Bank of the West Classic, Stanford, California, United States of America
Quarter-finals: Ai Sugiyama (Jpn) bt Dominika Cibulkova (Svk) 6-7 (4-7) 7-6 (7-5) 5-3 ret, (1) Serena Williams (USA) bt (5) Patty Schnyder (Swi) 6-3 6-1, Aleksandra Wozniak (Can) bt Samantha Stosur (Aus) 6-2 5-7 6-4