No. 3-seeded Juan Monaco used a consistent service game in picking up a second-round win Thursday at the Romania Open tennis tournament. Monaco dropped just eight points on serve in a 6-4, 6-2 win over Pere Riba in the clay-court tournament.

Robin Soderling overcame Juan Monaco 6-3, 7-6 (7-4) Sunday to win the Swedish Open tennis tournament at Bastad. It was his first career title on a clay court. The surprise runner-up at this year's French Open and the event's No.

Juan Monaco blitzed Tommy Robredo 6-0, 6-2 Saturday in one semifinal match at the Swedish Open tennis tournament in Bastad, Sweden. In his dominant victory, the unseeded Argentine, the 61st-ranked player on the men's tour, beat the third-seeded Robredo by winning 77 percent of points on first serves

Gritty Argentine Juan Monaco defeated eighth-seeded countryman Maximo Gonzalez Tuesday in first-round action at the Swedish Open.

Radek Stepanek scored a straight-set victory over Juan Monaco Sunday, giving the Czech Republic a 3-2 win over Argentina in the Davis Cup quarterfinals. The Czech team will play Croatia in the semifinals in September.