Notes: Three former No. 1s among the seeds…No Williams sisters but plenty of Top 10ers and floaters…The Top 4 seeds receive opening-round byes…Tough openers for (1) Azarenka after a bye against Pennetta or Schiavone, (4) Vinci after a bye likely against the veteran Mattek-Sands, (7) Ivanovic vs. Cibulkova, (5) Stosur vs. the rolling Lepchenko, and (2) Radwanska after a bye likely vs. the veteran Hantuchova…Wildcards went to American Allie Kiick, France’s Virginie Razzano, and Stosur…Pulling from the event were Marion Bartoli, Kirsten Flipkens, Bojana Jovanovski, Kristina Mladenovic and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova…Martina Hingis and Hantuchova received a wildcard in doubles…Cibulkova beat Bartoli in the final last year…Returning champions in the field are Cibulkova (2012), Radwanska (2011), and Kuznetsova (2010).

The ATP presents its Top 10 shots of the year.

David Ferrer eyes the biggest title of his career against surprising qualifier Jerzy Janowicz in the Paris Tennis Masters finale.

Andy Murray and Juan Martin Del Potro were both upset in Paris today, leaving David Ferrer the highest remaining seed at the final regular event on the 2012 ATP calendar.

Some familiar names are back in ATP finals this Sunday.

The French doubles comebacks puts the pressure on Serbia on Sunday.

Serbia and France are even after a day of play, but doubles could be the swing match.

Serbia hosts France in the Davis Cup final this weekend.

After two Saturday semifinal epics, it’s Gael Monfils and Robin Soderling for the Paris supremacy.

Robin Soderling and Gael Monfils advanced to the Paris final.

Frenchmen Gael Monfils and Michael Llodra reach the semifinals.

Lots of dangerous floaters in Beijing, with first-round matches of interest including Fish vs. Tipsarevic (winner to face (1) Djokovic), (6) Verdasco vs. Kohlschreiber (winner to face (WC) Isner), (3) Soderling vs. Robredo, (7) Youzhny vs. Ljubicic, and (2) Murray facing a qualifying-tested Mathieu.

Roger Federer let Switzerland slide into obscurity, and also perhaps Federer’s chance of winning the Davis Cup before his career ends, when Switzerland was swept 5-0 by Kazakhstan in the Davis Cup World Group Playoffs. Federer ducked out of the match, citing a need for rest after losing in the semifinals of the US Open.

Roddick frequently fought with linespeople and the chair umpire over foot fault calls during the match, and quickly left the court following his loss, tossing racquets into the crowd as he walked to the tunnel.

Rafael Nadal survived a spirited effort from Stan Wawrinka in Canada.