...Marin Cilic 6-4, 4-6, 6-4. Nikolay Davydenko, the fourth seed, dropped a 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 decision to Nicolas Kiefer. Defending champion Novak Djokovic advanced to the quarterfinals with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Robin Soderling...
...Also, Andy Roddick defeated Mardy Fish 6-1, 6-4 in an all-American matchup and Juan Carlos Ferrero beat Nicolas Kiefer to set up a meeting with three-time defending champ Rafael Nadal.
...victory over Robin Soderling. - At Bremen, Germany, Fer-nando Verdasco, of Spain, beat Michael Berrer, and Nicolas Kiefer averted a German shutout by downing Feliciano Lopez. BAUSCH & LOMB: In Amelia Island, Fla., Maria Sharapova won...
...patterns. - In Basel, Roger Federer cruised into the semifinals of the Swiss Indoors, his home tournament, by beating Nicolas Kiefer 6-3, 6-2 on Friday. The top-ranked player, who hails from Basel, is seeking his second consecutive title...
...face the winner of today's Sharapova-Eleni Daniilidou match. ROGERS CUP: Third-seeded Novak Djokovic defeated Nicolas Kiefer 6-3, 6-3 to advance to the third round. James Blake held off Jurgen Melzer 7-5, 7-6 (4) in a match that...
...struggling to get past South Korea's Hyung-Taik Lee, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3. Blake will face either Radek Stepanek or Nicolas Kiefer. Horse Racing Pletcher's long shot wins Virginia Derby In Providence Forge, Va., 35-1 long shot Red Giant...
...advanced to the second round. Blake defeated American teenager Sam Querrey 4-6, 6-4, 6-3; and Berdych spoiled Nicolas Kiefer's return from an injury with a 6-4, 7-6 (3) win. QUEEN'S CLUB: In London, American Robby Ginepri defeated...
...eventually wore down Laine. The best in-match theater and biggest endurance test came out on Court 2, where No. 13 Nicolas Kiefer and French wild card Marc Gicquel began play at 11:10 a.m. - and walked off the court seven hours later. There...
MELBOURNE, Australia - Roger Federer advanced to the Australian Open final Friday by beating Nicolas Kiefer 6-3, 5-7, 6-0, 6-2. Federer was sharp - and occasionally brilliant - in beating the German for the seventh consecutive...
...Thursday's semifinals in a five-setter. Federer powered his way into the final with a four-set win Friday over Nicolas Kiefer, and is an overwhelming favorite to take out fan favorite Baghdatis. For now, Baghdatis is enjoying the ride...