Australian Peter Luczak sank deeper into a first-round rut, losing for the third straight week in his opening match with a 6-3 6-4 exit to Czech Jan Henych at the Swiss Indoors.

Marion Bartoli made a strong start on the opening day of the Bali Tournament of Champions with the No.1 seed winning a group match over Slovak Magdalena Rybarikova 6-4 6-4.

Britain's world No.4 Andy Murray had an easy return to action as he eased into the second round of the Valencia Open with a 6-3 6-1 victory over qualifier Daniel Gimeno-Traver of Spain.

German tennis player Tommy Haas has gone down with swine flu, Bild newspaper reported on Tuesday on its website.

Roger Federer eased through to the second round of the Davidoff Swiss Indoors Basel on his return from a layoff with a 6-3 6-4 victory over Belgian qualifier Olivier Rochus.

After another disruptive year, Jelena Dokic is playing her way back into form after winning her second tournament in three weeks.

Serena Williams won her second career WTA Championships title with a commanding 6-2 7-6 (7/4) victory over sister Venus, a triumph which earned her a cool $1.55 million.

Croatian Ivan Ljubicic ended a title drought stretching back over two years as he claimed the Lyon ATP trophy beating Frenchman Mickael Llodra 7-6 6-3.