Federer to Quaterfinal and Roddick past first round in ATP Basel 2010

BASEL, Switzerland (AP)—Andy Roddick defeated fellow American Sam Querrey 7-5, 7-6 (6) while Roger Federer cruised into the quarterfinals at the Swiss Indoors on Wednesday. The fourth-seeded Roddick had 16 aces and dropped just six first-service points against the 22nd-ranked Querrey, who served 13 aces.

Roddick faces Andrey Golubev in the second round. Roddick has returned to Basel after seven years in hopes of claiming one of the last three berths in the eight-man ATP World Tour Finals in London this month. Roddick was eighth in the standings coming into the tournament.

Federer, the No. 1 seed, eased past Serbia’s Janko Tipsarevic, requiring a single break in each set to complete a 6-3, 6-4 win in St. Jakobshalle. Federer served even more efficiently than Roddick, conceding seven points in nine service games. He sealed the first set with an ace and clinched the match with a service winner.

Ninety minutes after leaving the court, Federer was seated alongside his parents at the soccer game as his Wimbledon conqueror Tomas Berdych was eliminated. The No. 3 seed slumped to a 6-4, 6-1 loss to 72nd-ranked Tobias Kamke, who made the main draw as lucky loser in qualifying.

Novak Djokovic to defend tittle in Davidoff Swiss Indoor

BASEL, Switzerland (AP)—Novak Djokovic made light work of his opening match at the Swiss Indoors with a 6-4, 6-2 win over big-hitting Ernests Gulbis on Tuesday.

Last year, Djokovic beat Roger Federer to win the title in his Basel debut, and made it six wins in six matches at the tournament on Tuesday. Djokovic will face Daniel Brands or Jarkko Nieminen in the second round, while three-time champion Federer will meet Janko Tipsarevic after the Serb beat Denis Istomin 6-2, 6-4.

Also Tuesday, Richard Gasquet beat Lu Yen-hsun 6-3, 6-1, Santiago Giraldo defeated Karol Beck 6-2, 6-1, and Viktor Troicki beat Michael Berrer 6-3, 6-0.

Gael Monfils wins Sud de France Tennis Open Final

Gael Monfils of France, left, holds the winner's trophy after defeating Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia , right, during their final match at the Open Sud de France tennis tournament, in Montpellier, southern France, Sunday, Oct. 31, 2010.

Kim Clijsters wins WTA Doha Open Final

Kim Clijsters of Belgium (R) and Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark pose with the first and second place trophies respectively following the WTA Championships final tennis match at the Khalifa International Tennis Complex in Doha on October 31, 2010. Clijsters won 6-3, 5-7, 6-3. (Photo by Karim Jaafar/AFP/Getty Images)

Federer cruise easily from retired opponent in Basel

With the score at 6-4 5-2, world number two Federer was serving for the match when 21-year-old Ukrainian Dolgopolov turned his right ankle as he stretched to reach a drop shot at the net.

Federer is looking to regain the title in his hometown after losing in last year's final to Novak Djokovic, having claimed the crown in each of the three preceding years. The Swiss took the initiative midway through the opening set when he converted the first of three break points with a deft drop shot to go 4-3 up.

Dolgopolov, in his first full season on the ATP Tour, had impressed on his serve through much of the first set, but got off to a poor start in the second when a double fault conceded a break point before a wayward forehand gave Federer an early advantage.

The world number 48 then repeated the sequence to put Federer 5-2 up, before his unfortunate injury forced his withdrawal. Federer will now face either Janko Tipsarevic or Denis Istomin in the next round.