TENNIS

Wta Istanbul Cup

Round II (Wednesday) — Elena Dementieva (2, Rus) bt Jelena Kostanic Tosic (Cro) 6-3, 6-3 Alona Bondarenko (5, Ukr) bt Anastasija Sevastova (Lat) 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(5) Aravane Rezai (Fra) bt Venus Williams (4, US) 6-4, 6-4 Patty Schnyder (3, Swi) bt Vania King (US) 6-4, 6-1 Agnieszka Radwanska (7, Pol) bt Romina Oprandi (Ita) 6-1, 6-0 Catalina Castano (Col) bt Ekaterina Dzehalevich (Bel) 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 Meghann Shaughnessy (US) bt Ekaterina Afinogenova (Rus) 6-1, 6-3.

WTA Strasbourg International

Round II (Wednesday) — Amelie Mauresmo (1, Fra) bt Varvara Lepchenko (Uzb) 6-4, 6-1 Anabel Medina Garrigues (6, Esp) bt Alicia Molik (Aus) 6-2, 6-4 Li Na (4, Chn) bt Vera Dushevina (Rus) 6-2, 6-3 Maria Elena Camerin (Ita) bt Aiko Nakamura (Jpn) 6-3, 6-2 Elena Vesnina (Rus) bt Caroline Maes (Bel) 6-1, 6-4 Emilie Loit (9, Fra) bt Lilia Osterloh (US) 6-1, 6-0.

ATP Poertschach International

Round II (Wednesday): VIENNA — Gael Monfils (Fra) bt Lee Hyung-Taik (7, Kor) 7-6(5), 6-4 Andy Roddick (2, US) bt Kristian Pless (Den) 6-4, 6-3.

World Team Cup

Red Group (Tuesday): DUSSELDORF — US bt Argentina 2-1 (James Blake bt Agustin Calleri 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 Mardy Fish lost to Jose Acasuso 5-7, 4-6 Bob Bryan/ Mike Bryan bt Calleri/ Juan Ignacio Chela 6-2, 6-1).