* At the $1,250,000 Pilot Pen tennis tournament in New Haven, U.S. (through August 26):
Women's singles:
- No.5-seed Svetlana Kuznetsova advanced to the quarterfinals, beating Tatiana Golovin (France) 6-0, 2-6, 64
- Galina Voskoboeva advanced to the second round after compatriot Anna Chakvetadze retired in the second set due to injury
- Anastasia Myskina (8) lost to Mara Santangelo (Italy) 6-4, 3-6, 4-6 in the first round
Women's doubles:
- Anastasia Rodionova and Andreea Vanc (Romania) advanced to the second round, beating No.4-seed duo Kveta Peschke (Czech Republic) and Francesca Schiavone (Italy) 6-3, 6-2
Men's singles:
- No.2-seed Nikolai Davydenko advanced to the second round, beating Arnaud Clement (France) 6-2, 6-1
* Russia's national men's volleyball will play Serbia & Montenegro Wednesday night in the debut match of the FIVB World League 2006 finals, which run in Moscow through August 27.
Group lineups:
Group A:
Russia
France
Serbia & Montenegro
Group B:
Brazil
Bulgaria
Italy
