As play continued on Sunday, the shotmaking and thrilling play became more and more surprising as the day progressed.

Top seed Rafa Nadal led a contingency of nine Spaniards into the round of thirty-two and replaced France as the country with the most survivors.

On a day when “predictable” ruled the courts, Frenchman Michael Llorda pulled off a dazzling upset but Scotsman Andy Murray still looks like the man to beat.

The official draws for the U.S. Open were announced Thursday and for the third time this season, the bookmakers and the men’s seeding committee do not see eye-to-eye in a Grand Slam event.

Before And Murray could officially defend his Rogers Cup Championship, he had to wait through several rain delays and then buck the odds.

The top four seeds battled on Saturday in the Toronto semifinals and the best player to have not won a major will meet the king of the majors as finalists on Sunday.

Rafa Nadal and Roger Federer escaped tough matches while Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray cruised through their quarterfinal pairings and into the semifinal round at the Rogers Cup in Toronto.

The new Sam Querrey showed that his game is healthy, his skills are sharp and he will be a force on the hard court tour culminating in New York.

All four semifinalists at Los Angeles had their moments in the sun, but when it was said and done the top two seeds moved on the finals.

The seeding survived at the Farmers Classic until Janko Tipsarevic upset 3rd seeded Marcos Baghdatis to complete the semifinal pairings.