Henman marches on

Davidoff Swiss Indoor tournament

Tim Henman (GB) beat Andrea Gaudenzi (Ita) 6-2 6-1

Cruise control: Henman strolled past the Italian in style, on a surface he compares favourably with grass

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St Petersburg Open

Marat Safin (RUS) bt Alberto Martin (SP) 6-7 (6/8) 6-4 7/6 (8-6)

Tough:Despite home advantage, Russian star Marat Safin found Spain's Martin a sturdy opponent

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British National championships

L Childs (Somerset) bt J Delgado (Berkshire) 6-2 4-1 ret.

Quick work: Defending champion Lee Childs was making quick work of veteran Delgado before he retired

B Cowan (Lancashire) bt J Auckland (Norfolk) 6-4 4-6 6-4

Solid progress: Wimbledon star Barry Cowan continued his steady progess through the nationals with this win

A Parmar (Hertfordshire) bt M Hilton (Cheshire) 7-5 3-6 6-4

Parmar power: Despite a slip up in the second set, the highly-rated Parmar moved past Hilton

V Davies (South Wales) bt E Baltacha (Middlesex) 6-2 7-6 (10-8)

Welsh suprise: Victoria Davies created the shock of the day by beating favourite Elena Baltacha