Gael Monfils upset second-seeded Fernando Gonzalez 6-3, 7-6 (2) Friday to reach the semifinals of the BA Tennis Trophy.
Third-seeded Jarkko Nieminen defeated Oscar Hernandez 6-1, 6-4 Friday to advance to the semifinals of the Stockholm Open.
Argentina will stage next month's Davis Cup final against Spain on an indoor court in the Atlantic resort of Mar del Plata. The ITF says it has chosen Mar del Plata ahead of Cordoba, the other potential venue put forward by Argentina for the November 21-23 final.
The Davis Cup final between Argentina and Spain will be held at the Islas Malvinas Stadium in Mar del Plata.
World number one Jelena Jankovic remains on course for her third title in succession after beating Flavia Pennetta 7-6 (8-6) 6-3 in Moscow.
Defending champion Elena Dementieva defeated Nadia Petrova 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (6) Friday to advance to the semifinals of the Kremlin Cup.
Roger Federer will return after a three-week lay-off at next week's Madrid Masters.
Kei Nishikori advanced to the quarterfinals of the Stockholm Open with a 6-1, 1-6, 7-5 victory over Dominik Hrbaty.
Second round: 3-Jarkko Nieminen (Finland) beat Arnaud Clement (France) 6-4 6-7(5) 6-2; 7-Albert Montanes (Spain) beat George Bastl (Switzerland) 1-6 6-3 6-2
Gael Monfils, Philipp Kohlschreiber and Feliciano Lopez reached the quarterfinals of the BA Tennis Trophy on Thursday.
Roger Federer will play at the Madrid Masters next week, ending a three-week layoff and setting up a possible meeting with top-ranked Rafael Nadal.
Top seeds Jelana Jankovic and Nikolay Davydenko advanced to the quarterfinals of the Kremlin Cup on Thursday.
Roger Federer will return after a three-week lay-off at next week's Madrid Masters, say tournament organisers.
Second round: 4-Paul-Henri Mathieu (France) beat Dudi Sela (Israel) 6-7(3) 7-5 7-6(0); 7-Marat Safin (Russia) beat Julien Benneteau (France) 6-4 0-66-2; 1-Nikolay Davydenko (Russia) beat Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (Spain) 6-1 6-1
World number one Jelena Jankovic beats Russia's Vera Dushevina 7-6 6-3 6-2 to reach the Kremlin Cup quarter-finals in Moscow.
Juan Martin Del Potro withdraws from the Austrian Open, suffering from an injury to his right toe.
Top-seed Nikolay Davydenko easily advanced to the quarterfinals of the Kremlin Cup on Thursday, beating Guillermo Garcia-Lopez of Spain 6-1, 6-1.
Wimbledon junior champion Laura Robson is handed a wildcard entry into her first tournament on the main WTA Tour, the Grand Duchy in Luxembourg.
Second round: Oscar Hernandez (Spain) beat 6-Jose Acasuso (Argentina) 2-6 6-3 6-4; 5-Rainer Schuettler (Germany) bt Nicolas Lapentti (Ecuador) 7-6(6) 6-3; First round: 4-Robin Soderling (Sweden) bt Benjamin Becker (Germany) 7-5 6-3; 7-Albert Montanes (Spain) bt Thomas Johansson (Sweden) 6-3 4-6 6-3
Second round: 2-Dinara Safina (Russia) beat Amelie Mauresmo (France) 6-7(2) 6-4 6-4; Dominika Cibulkova (Slovakia) bt 4-Ana Ivanovic (Serbia) 3-6 6-2 7-6(4); 5-Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia) bt Sara Errani (Italy) 7-6(0) 6-1; First round: Nadia Petrova (Russia) bt Anna Lapushchenkova (Russia) 6-2 6-1