Kei Nishikori

Florent Serra provided France with their fourth success of the day when he eliminated Juergen Melzer 6-4 6-3. Japan's Kei Nishikori continued to underline his credentials as a future top 10 player when he upset fifth seeded Czech Tomas Berdych 7-6 6-3.

Wild card Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus defeated Kei Nishikori of Japan 7-5, 6-3. In the women?s Cellular South Cup, top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark breezed to a 6-1 6-2 first-round win over Jelena Dokic of Australia. …

At Memphis (ATP RMK championships & WTA Cellular South Cup): Men: First round: Florent Serra bt Robin Soderling 6-4, 6-7(1), 6-2; Ernests Gulbis bt Taylor Dent 6-4, 3-6, 6-2; Marcos Baghdatis bt Kei Nishikori 7-5, 6-3; Christophe Rochus bt Donald Young …

MEMPHIS: Frenchman Florent Serra withstood 20 aces to upset fourth seeded and two-times finalist Robin Soderling of Sweden 6-4, 6-7, 6-2 in the opening round of the Memphis Championships on Tuesday.

… Taylor Dent of the United States 6-4 3-6 6-2. Wildcard Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus also progressed, defeating Kei Nishikori of Japan 7-5 6-3. © 2009 AP.

MEMPHIS, Tennessee (AP) — Florent Serra of France withstood 20 aces to upset two-time finalist Robin Soderling 6-4, 6-7 (1), 6-2 in the first round of the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships on Tuesday.

TOP seed Caroline Wozniacki has earned some revenge over Jelena Dokic, cruising past the Australian in the opening round of the combined ATP and WTA event in Memphis.

Second-seeded Argentine Juan Martin del Potro moved into the second round at the $1,226,500 Regions Morgan Keegan Championships, but fourth-seeded Swede Robin Soderling was sent packing from the tournament via upset on Tuesday.

Also, wild card Marcos Baghdatis beat Japan's Kei Nishikori 7-5, 6-3; Latvian Ernests Gulbis beat American Taylor Dent 6-4, 3-6, 6-2; Belgium's Christophe …

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Florent Serra upset Robin Soderling 6-4, 6-7 (1), 6-2 Tuesday in the first round of the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships/Cellular South Cup on Tuesday.