Denis Istomin became the first player from Uzbekistan to reach the fourth round of a Grand Slam tournament on Friday, beating Alejandro Falla of Colombia 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (5) at Wimbledon.

Russia's Igor Andreev eliminated No. 2 seed Jurgen Melzer with a 7-5, 6-3 win on Monday in the second round of the Winston-Salem Open, the final men's tournament before the US Open.

Fourth-ranked Robin Soderling of Sweden will play Russia's Igor Andreev in the opening singles match of their first-round Davis Cup series on Friday.

Russian wild card Igor Andreev upset eighth-seeded Potito Starace 6-3, 7-5 in the second round of the Swiss Open on Thursday.