Former world top ten player Richard Gasquet swept into the second round of the Sydney International Monday as he bids to put last year's doping nightmare behind him. The Frenchman, who has fallen to 53 in the world rankings, beat Spanish Davis Cup winner Feliciano Lopez 6-1, 6-4 in the lead-up event to the Australian Open, the season's ...

Top seed Andy Roddick will play defending champion Radek Stepanek in the final of the season-opening Brisbane International after both had contrasting semi-final wins on Saturday. Stepanek cruised past disappointing Frenchman Gael Monfils 6-2, 6-1 in the first semi-final before Roddick was forced to come from a set down to overcome Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - American Andy Roddick recovered from a slow start to beat Tomas Berdych 1-6 6-3 6-4 on Saturday and join defending champion Radek Stepanek in the men's singles final at the Brisbane International. Stepanek had earlier cruised into Sunday's championship decider with a 6-2 6-1 win over Frenchman Gael Monfils but Roddick was made to work much ...