Saturday: Nikolay Davydenko continues his superb run of form, beating Rafael Nadal 0-6 7-6 (10-8) 6-4 to take the Qatar Open title in two hours and 43 minutes
The defeat is a setback to Nadal, who has now gone eight months without a title as he gears up for the defence of his Australian Open title later this month
Kim Clijsters defeats Belgian rival Justine Henin in the battle of the comeback queens in Brisbane, coming through an epic battle to win the final 6-3 4-6 7-6 (8-6)
Britain's Laura Robson causes a huge upset in the opening match of the Hopman Cup final, the 15-year-old beating world number 26 Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez in straight sets
But Spain hit back when Tommy Robredo beats Andy Murray before coming through the mixed doubles to take victory - and the winners' trophy of diamond-encrusted tennis balls
"I kind of let her down today so I feel bad about that," Murray says of his 15-year-old team-mate after his defeat by Robredo proves crucial
In Brisbane, Czech Radek Stepanek overpowers Gael Monfils 6-2 6-1 to reach the final, winning 10 of the last 11 games against the Frenchman
Stepanek will meet top seeded American Andy Roddick in Sunday's final after the world number seven recovers from an awful start to beat Tomas Berdych 1-6 6-3 6-4
Friday: Rafael Nadal brushes aside Viktor Troicki 6-1 6-3 to reach the Qatar Open, and joins Younes El Aynaoui to see if Roger Federer can see off Nikolay Davydenko in the other semi
But Federer loses for the second time in a row against Davydenko, the Russian coming through 6-4 6-4
In Brisbane, Ana Ivanovic takes on a rejuvenated Justine Henin in the semi-finals but in the battle of the former world number ones, the Serb goes down 6-3 6-2
Thursday: In Brisbane, Frenchman Monfils shows his joy after coming from a set down to beat James Blake in the quarter-finals and set up a semi-final against Stepanek
At the Hopman Cup in Perth, former Wimbledon champion Lleyton Hewitt needs treatment after suffering a back problem during his game against Spain's Tommy Robredo
Wednesday: Murray and Robson wrap up a 2-1 victory for Great Britain over Germany in the Hopman Cup to put them one win away from the final
In Brisbane, Henin continues her professional tennis comeback by reaching the quarter-finals with a 6-4 6-3 victory over Kazakhstan's Sesil Karatantcheva
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