India is the world's leading offshore services location according to the Global Services Location Index, the latest annual survey by global management consulting firm A.T. Kearney.
The former world number one beat Austrian Juergen Melzer for his first tournament victory in eight months.
The Chelsea and Ivory Coast striker pipped Samuel Eto'o for the honour.
Rafael Nadal claimed a 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 victory over Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis to reach the second round of the Dubai Open.
The fourth seeds beat Italian pair of Simone Bolelli and Flavio Cipolla 6-4, 6-1 in the first round.
Sweden's Robin Soederling dumped top seed Nikolay Davydenko out of the opening round of the Marseille Open 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 on Wednesday.
Spain's Rafael Nadal will have to counter the vinyl-covered wood-base floor during the Davis Cup tie against Switzerland.
Former French Open champions Gustavo Kuerten and Carlos Moya slumped to first-round defeats at the Monte Carlo Masters.
Roger Federer beat Frenchman Gael Monfils 6-3, 6-4 in an entertaining second-round match at the Miami Masters.
Zinedine Zidane was warmly welcomed by a nation that has long seen the player of Algerian ancestry as an icon.
Lille fought back from a goal down to win 3-1 at Nancy in Ligue 1 on Sunday but lost goalkeeper Tony Sylva.
Olympique Lyon's hopes of clinching an eighth consecutive Ligue 1 title suffered another blow when they were held to a goalless draw at home to Paris St Germain on Friday.
A new four-year contract will keep the striker with the English champions until 2010.
They were joined in the second knockout round by Bayer Leverkusen, who enjoyed a 5-1 demolition of Galatasaray, and now meet league rivals Hamburg SV, who dispensed with FC Zurich. Werder Bremen cruised through 4-0 on aggregate against Braga.
Werder Bremen goalkeeper Tim Wiese saved two first-half penalties as the Bundesliga side began their UEFA Cup campaign with a 3-0 win over Braga.
The former France goalkeeper said he is quiting club and international football because of family problems.
William Gallas denied on Tuesday he made any threats against his former club Chelsea.
England left back Ashley Cole moved from Arsenal to Chelsea with French defender William Gallas going in the opposite direction.
Egypt striker Mido has returned to Tottenham Hotspur after the club reached agreement on a deal with AS Roma.
Zinedine Zidane is the country's most popular figure for 48 percent of French people.
William Gallas failed to join up with the Chelsea squad on their pre-season tour of the United States
Liverpool continued their revival with a 4-1 home win over Porto while Real Madrid lost 2-3 at Werder Bremen in Wednesday night's Champions League matches.
Two defeats and a draw from their first three matches in Group A left Liverpool in the mire and needing a Houdini-like escape act to stay alive
Two defeats and a draw from their first three matches in Group A have left Liverpool in the mire and needing a Houdini-like escape act to stay alive in the Champions League.
Champions Manchester United delivered a superb display to win 3-1 at title rivals Arsenal in the English Premier League on Sunday. AS Roma moved level on points with stuttering AC Milan in second spot in Italy's Serie A after a 2-1 win over bottom side Siena.
Roger Federer beat Germany's Nicolas Kiefer while Croatian Ivo Karlovic ground down Czech fifth seed Tomas Berdych. The other semi-final will be contested between Jarkko Nieminen and Marcos Baghdatis.
Jonny Wilkinson was England's hero as his late kicks secured a tense 14-9 victory over France in the Rugby World Cup semi-final.
An early goal by Thierry Henry set up a 2-0 win for France against Denmark in a World Cup warm-up match
Arsenal beat Sunderland 3-2 on Sunday to move back to the top of the Premier League after Robin van Persie secured victory with a well-worked winner 10 minutes from time.
Rafael Nadal will face Robin Soderling in the first round with a likely fourth round clash against Lleyton Hewitt
Written off before the start of the season, the Gunners can clock up a 10th consecutive victory in all competitions when they welcome Roy Keane's Sunderland to the Emirates Stadium on Sunday.
Injury-hit English clubs, Liverpool and Chelsea also open their European campaign on Tuesday.
The world number two acknowledges it may be some time before he can return to the level he reached last year
Spain's Rafael Nadal overcame a slow start to defeat Frenchman Gilles Simon 7-5, 6-4 and reach the quarter-finals of the Marseille Open on Thursday.
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