Andy Roddick was forced to dig deep to beat his unfancied opponent in his China Open semifinal on Saturday as women’s top seed Jelena Jankovic continued her march towards the title.

Australian Open finalist Tsonga, fresh from a light-hearted Thai boxing session here at the Thailand Open on Friday, downed Austria’s Jurgen Melzer 6-3 6-2 in their quarterfinal in 55 minutes.

The No.7 seeded Optus Australian Junior Davis Cup team just missed out on a berth in the semis of the Junior Davis Cup final in Mexico overnight.

Home favorite Zheng Jie ousted No.2 Ana Ivanovic from the China Open on Friday, defeating the Serb 7-6(4) 2-6 6-4 to reach the semifinals.

Australia’s Maverick Banes scored an upset win over Russian Richard Muzaev at the Junior Davis Cup final in Mexico overnight.

Ana Ivanovic has set up a quarterfinal clash with hometown favourite Zheng Jie at the China Open, while top seed David Ferrer was knocked out by underdog Dudi Sela.

Novak Djokovic made a winning return after a four-year absence from the Thailand Open, powering into the quarterfinals with a 6-1 6-3 win over German Simon Stadler on Thursday.

Match-tough Finn Jarkko Nieminen schooled the kid brother of Novak Djokovic 6-2 6-0 in 46 minutes today in a harsh welcome to the teenager at the Thailand Open.

World No.2 Jelena Jankovic continued her bid for the top women’s ranking with an opening win in the China Open today as local favourite Zheng Jie restored wounded local pride.

The Optus Australian Junior Davis Cup team continued their winning form overnight, defeating Peru 3-0 on the second day of competition in Mexico.