Tim Henman and Juan Carlos Ferrero slumped to demoralising defeats in the second round.
Coria will play Rafael Nadal in the final of the Rome Masters.
Spain's Fernando Verdasco came back from the brink of defeat to beat the top seed 6-7, 7-6, 6-4 in the last 16 of the Rome Masters.
Real Madrid extended their lead in Spain to eight points after crushing Valladolid 7-0.
Inter Milan moved eight points clear in Italy after a 1-0 win over strugglers Empoli.
Nadal will meet defending champion Guillermo Coria in the final of the Monte Carlo Masters.
Bayer Leverkusen will be without five regulars when they taken Liverpool in the Champions League knock-out tie.
A round-up of action in Europe's main leagues over the weekend.
Barcelona lost ground on La Liga leaders Real Madrid when their 11-match winning streak was snapped by Malaga, while Premier League pacesetters Chelsea dropped points at home to Burnley. Bayern Munich enjoyed a second-successive goalrush in the Bundesliga after routing Paderborn 6-0 while AS Roma lost ground to Serie A leaders Juventus after yet another draw. This and more from the happenings in the world of football over the weekend.
Substitute Toni Kroos hit a last-gasp winner as four-times European champions Bayern Munich came from behind to win 3-2 at Red Star Belgrade in the UEFA Cup.
A round-up of the weekend's action from Europe's leading leagues.
Forget sack races and Slip 'n Slide. These days select companies are adding luxe touches to their annual employee outings.
An interview with Indrani Sarkar, one of the scientists who engineered an enzyme which attacks the DNA of the HIV virus and cuts it out of the infected cell.
Roger Federer's free-flowing tennis must blast its way though solid rock when he clashes with Lleyton Hewitt.
In another match in the Robobank four-nation hockey tournament Germany humbled Pakistan 6-0.
Greece together with France, Germany and Romania all moved closer to a place in next year's European Championship finals.
When the French Open begins on Monday, not only will Roger Federer stand apart, but he will start as favourite to win the title.
Innovation happen when two worlds, previously unconnected, collide. And innovators are really people who see the connections between these worlds.
The former India captain said much will depen on how well India begins its campaign in the Champions Trophy.
A summary of Tuesday night's matches in the Champions League.
A clearer picture of the likely qualifiers for the knockout phase of the Champions League should emerge as the group stage reaches its halfway point this week.
The future of men's tennis looks appetising with a new brigade of potential Grand Slam winners.
"Just having your name on the trophy would be a dream come true," said the Australian.
US Open champions Marin Cilic and Serena Williams kicked off their China Open campaigns with straight sets victories against battling underdogs on Monday, but Rafael Nadal suffered defeat in a rare doubles outing on his return from injury.
Ono had won the AFC Young Player of the Year award in 1998.
Swiss qualifier Timea Bacsinszky continued to swipe past the seeds at the Wuhan Open on Wednesday by dumping World No 4 Maria Sharapova from the hard court tournament with a 7-6(3), 7-5 victory.
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