Frenchman Jeremy Chardy won twice Saturday to qualify for Sunday's final at the Mercedes Cup tennis tournament in Stuttgart, Germany. He beat German Mischa Zverev 7-6 (7-4), 6-1 in a rain-postponed quarterfinal and followed up with a 6-3, 7-5 semifinal win over another native son, Nicolas Kiefer. The 22-year-old Chardy withstood 10 Keifer service aces to earn a chance to win his first career title Sunday after saving 6-of-7 break points in his win over Zverev. Also Saturday, fourth-seeded Victor Hanescu of Romania beat Italy's Fabio Fognini 6-3, 6-7 (4-7), 6-2. Fognini failed to pull off his second straight surprise after beating No.

Top-seeded Gilles Simon of France and Germans Philipp Kohlschreiber and Nicolas Kiefer were winners Tuesday at the Mercedes Cup in Stuttgart, Germany. Simon defeated German Philipp Petzschner 6-3, 6-4. Kohlschreiber, seeded fifth, defeated Argentine Diego Junqueira 6-3, 6-2.

A four-set doubles victory Saturday by Fernando Verdasco and Feliciano Lopez gave Spain a 2-1 Davis Cup lead over Germany in Marbella, Spain. Verdasco-Lopez beat Nicolas Kiefer and Mischa Zverev 6-3, 7-6 (7-1), 6-7 (6-8), 6-3 on the red clay at Plaza de Toros de Puerto Banus.

Fernando Verdasco and Philipp Kohlschreiber won their singles matches Friday, leaving Spain and Germany in a 1-1 tie in their Davis Cup quarterfinal. The event is being played on the red clay at Plaza de Toros in Marbella, Spain, where the Spaniards hope to defend their 2008 title. Spain has won 15 straight home Davis Cup ties, but is playing without World No.

Fernando Verdasco and Tommy Robredo have been listed as Spain's singles players against Germany in a Davis Cup quarterfinal in Spain. World No. 2 Rafael Nadal, who played for Spain last year, remains sidelined with knee problems but Spain's team is still considered strong with Verdasco ranked No.