Tennis

Juan Monaco ended a five-year wait for a title by downing Carlos Berlocq 6-3 6-7 6-1 in the final of the VTR Open in Santiago, Chile.

Flavia Pennetta/Roberta Vinci (Italy) beat Lesia Tsurenko/Olga Savchuk (Ukraine) 7-5 0-6 6-1; Lesia Tsurenko (Ukraine) beat Sara Errani (Italy) 6-1 3-0 (Errani retired); Francesca Schiavone (Italy) beat Kateryna Bondarenko (Ukraine) 6-7(6) 7-5 6-4

Mikhail Youzhny won the eight title of his career as he beat Lukas Lacko in the ATP Zagreb final. Youzhny was too strong for the unseeded Slovak who was playing in his first final, with the Russian running out a 6-2 6-3 winner.

Czech Tomas Berdych claimed his seventh career title when he defeated local favourite Gael Monfils 6-2 4-6 6-3 in the final of the Open Sud de France in Montpellier on Sunday.

Angelique Kerber (Germany) beat Lucie Hradecka (Czech Republic) 6-4 6-4; Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic) beat Sabine Lisicki (Germany) 6-7(2) 6-4 6-1.

Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia) beat Silvia Soler Espinosa (Spain) 6-2 4-6 6-3; Carla Suarez Navarro (Spain) beat Nadia Petrova (Russia) 6-0 6-3.

Yanina Wickmayer (Belgium) beat Aleksandra Krunic (Serbia) 6-1 6-0.

Former world number one Serena Williams gave the United States a commanding 2-0 lead over Belarus after top ranked Victoria Azarenka was unable to compete for the eastern Europeans because of a sore lower back.

Semi-finals: 7-Carlos Berlocq (Argentina) beat 2-Juan Ignacio Chela (Argentina) 6-3 4-6 6-0; 1-Juan Monaco (Argentina) beat Jeremy Chardy (France) 6-1 6-4

Semi-finals: 7-Carlos Berlocq (Argentina) beat 2-Juan Ignacio Chela (Argentina) 6-3 4-6 6-0

Russia and the Czech Republic both took control of their Fed Cup World Group first round ties by taking 2-0 leads in Moscow and Stuttgart respectively.

Semi-finals: 3-Gael Monfils (France) beat 2-Gilles Simon (France) 4-6 7-6(4) 6-4; 1-Tomas Berdych (Czech Republic) beat 7-Philipp Kohlschreiber

Great Britain have qualified for the Fed Cup World Group II play-offs after beating Austria in a play-off in Israel.

Anne Keothavong beat Austria's Patricia Mayr-Achleitner 7-6 (5) 6-3 to give Great Britain a 1-0 lead in their Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I play-off clash.

Semi-finals: 3-Gael Monfils (France) beat 2-Gilles Simon (France) 4-6 7-6(4) 6-4

Quarter-final: 7-Carlos Berlocq (Argentina) beat Federico Delbonis (Argentina) 6-3 6-4; 2-Juan Ignacio Chela (Argentina) beat Joao Souza (Brazil) 5-7 7-6(6) 6-1; 1-Juan Monaco (Argentina) beat 5-Albert Montanes (Spain) 3-6 6-1 6-1; Jeremy Chardy (France) beat Frederico Gil (Portugal) 6-2 7-6(5)

Quarter-final: 7-Carlos Berlocq (Argentina) beat Federico Delbonis (Argentina) 6-3 6-4; 2-Juan Ignacio Chela (Argentina) beat Joao Souza (Brazil) 5-7 7-6(6) 6-1

Elena Baltacha (GB) beat Shahar Peer (Israel) 6-4 6-3 - GB lead Israel 2-0.

Quarter-final result: Lukas Lacko (Slovakia) beat 7-Robin Haase (Netherlands) 6-4 6-4; Michael Berrer (Germany) beat Juergen Melzer (Austria) 5-7 6-4 6-4; 3-Mikhail Youzhny (Russia) beat 8-Ivo Karlovic (Croatia) 7-6(10) 3-6 7-6(6); 6-Marcos Baghdatis (Cyprus) beat 4-Ivan Dodig (Croatia) 6-4 7-5

Quarter-final result: 2-Gilles Simon (France) beat Guillaume Rufin (France) 7-6(5) 6-7(2) 6-2; 1-Tomas Berdych (Czech Republic) beat Nicolas Mahut (France) 6-3 6-4; 3-Gael Monfils (Fra) beat 8-Jarkko Nieminen (Finland) 6-3 6-3; 7-Philipp Kohlschreiber (Ger) beat 4-Richard Gasquet (Fra) 6-2 3-6 6-3