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FINAL FOUR SET FOR BATTLE AT AEGON OPEN NOTTINGHAM TENNIS SEMI-FINALS

Sell-out crowds at the Aegon Open Nottingham saw American Sam Querrey set up a semi-final meeting with Alexandr Dolgopolov after toppling second seed Gilles Simon, while Marcos Baghdatis and Denis Istomin also advanced to the last four.

10SBALLS & EPA SHARE PHOTOS FROM THE AEGON CHAMPIONSHIPS & GERRY WEBER OPEN

See the latest photos here from the men's Aegon Championships tennis in London and the Gerry Weber Open in Halle.

FIVE FRENCH TENNIS PLAYERS WIN @ THE FRENCH OPEN TODAY; TSONGA, SIMON, PAIRE, MAHUT AND THE GREAT MONFILS

It was a banner day for the host nation in men's singles at the French Open on Wednesday. All five Frenchmen who took the court for second-round action at the French Open got the job done and punched their tickets to the last 32.

NADAL DOUBLING THE FUN ON WEDNESDAY, FEDERER ALSO IN ACTION @ THE BNP PARIBAS OPEN BY RICKY DIMON

Another long, hot day in the desert awaits Rafael Nadal. As usual, sun with temperatures in the high-80s is expected.

10SBALLS PICKS FAVORITE PHOTOS VIA INSTAGRAM, SEE FEDERER, FOGNINI & MORE

Click here to see some of the latest tennis photos from Instagram.

DONALD YOUNG JR. BEAT BERNIE TOMIC IN MEMPHIS TENNIS, & IN ROTTERDAM IT’S A CASE OF NOBODY BEATS GILLES SIMON 13 TIMES IN A ROW

Donald Young booked a spot in his fourth career ATP semifinal and he is one win from a second appearance in a title match after beating Bernard Tomic 7-6(8), 4-6, 7-5 on Friday afternoon at the Memphis Open. The American prevailed after two hours and 14 minutes of back-and-forth momentum swings.

RICKY DIMON CHECKS IN ON THE MEN’S TENNIS NEWS FROM MONTPELLIER, ZAGREB, AND QUITO

The Australian Open has come and gone, with the Happy Slam giving way to what is often perceived as a not-so-happy month in the tennis world. In a sense, we are in the calm after the storm. Then again, this is also the beginning of what is by far the busiest month on tour—not in terms of quality, of course, but without question in quantity.

MEN’S TENNIS SEEDS FOR THE 2015 AUSTRALIAN OPEN

Click here to see the men's tennis seeds for the Australian Open.

Roger Federer & The Bryan Brothers Capture Titles @ The Shanghai Rolex Masters

Roger Federer won the Shanghai Rolex Masters for the first time in his career by defeating Gilles Simon 7-6(6), 7-6(2) on Sunday.

RICKY UPDATES SHANGHAI TENNIS. A SICK RAFA LOSES TO LOPEZ & ROGER FEDERER IS BETTERER WINS ! ROGER STARED DOWN 5 MATCH POINTS !

Unsurprisingly, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer experienced very different fates at the Shanghai Rolex Masters on Wednesday. Struggling with appendicitis upon his return from three months away due to a wrist injury, Nadal lost his opening match in straight sets to fellow Spaniard Feliciano Lopez. Federer almost bowed out as well despite being a heavy favorite against Leonardo Mayer, but the Swiss saved five match points and survived in a third-set tiebreaker.

FEDERER GETS ANOTHER U.S. OPEN NIGHT SESSION, DIMITROV TO FACE MONFILS BY RICKY DIMON

Perhaps no part of the men's singles draw is more intriguing than the bottom quarter, where Roger Federer leads the way as the No. 2 seed. If the 17-time Grand Slam champion gets past Roberto Bautista Agut in the third round, he will next go up against either Grigor Dimitrov or Gael Monfils. Talk about an absolutely loaded section of the bracket!

RICKY’S PICKS 2014 U.S. OPEN THIRD ROUND CONCLUDES WITH FEDERER AND DIMITROV IN ARTHUR ASHE

Fans of Roger Federer with both day and night U.S. Open tickets on Sunday may think they are getting to see the 17-time Grand Slam championship twice. They will, in fact, see Federer once. But the second men's third-round match of the day will feature not Federer, but a man who has molded his playing style after that of the Swiss--Grigor Dimitrov.

LOOKING FOR ELUSIVE CINCINNATI TITLE, DJOKOVIC OPENS AGAINST SIMON BY RICKY DIMON

Throughout his illustrious career, Novak Djokovic has captured the title at every single Masters 1000 event except one: the Western & Southern Open. The four-time runner-up has another chance this week in Cincinnati, where he will kick off his campaign on Tuesday night against Gilles Simon.

MEN’S TENNIS RESULTS : WHERE’S ALL THE USUAL SUSPECTS ? RAFA ON THE OCEAN , ROGER WITH HIS FAMILY , DJOKOVIC ON HIS HONEYMOON & ANDY MURRAY ?

On Tuesday, seeded players went 5-1 at the bet-at-home Open and were one point away from going 6-0. To say the tide turned on Wednesday would be an understatement.

SIMON GETS HIS WISH AS FEDERER WITHDRAWS FROM MADRID BY RICKY DIMON

After Gilles Simon got through his first-round match at the Mutua Madrid Open and set up what was supposed to be a meeting with Roger Federer, the Frenchman joked, "I'm going to ask Mirka to push a bit."

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