Originally published on: 26/02/10 12:27The Australian, playing on a wildcard in Germany, did not have it all his own way against

 Originally published on: 26/02/10 12:27The second-seeded Russian cruised to a solid win in the first set but was required to come

 Originally published on: 26/02/10 12:27The top seed did not have it all her own way in the first set though with

 Originally published on: 26/02/10 12:26Flavia Pennetta made short work of Anna Chakvetadze in the opening rubber, romping to a 6-4 6-0

 Originally published on: 26/02/10 12:26Taking a 2-0 lead into the second day, the Aussies clinched victory when world No.31 Samantha Stosur

 Originally published on: 26/02/10 12:26Nadal has now won 24 successive matches in Barcelona and has a 25-1 record in the event.

 Originally published on: 26/02/10 12:26Francesca Schiavone's 7-6 (7/5) 4-6 6-2 win over Fed Cup debutant Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova gave the Italians an

 Originally published on: 26/02/10 12:26The British pair bowed out of the event, losing to world number 47 pair Julien Benneteau and

 Originally published on: 26/02/10 12:26Nadal, who will defend his title this summer, welcomed the All England club's decision to introduce the

 Originally published on: 26/02/10 12:26The US number two lost his opening five games to Victor Crivoi and, despite hitting back to