Romanian wild card Victor Hanescu advanced to his first career ATP final on Saturday with a 6-2, 6-3 victory over French qualifier Gael Monfils in the BCR Open Romania. The 26-year-old Bucharest native improved his career record to 12-4 in his hometown tournament and he is the first Romanian to reach the final since the event began in 1993. He will play No. 6 seed Gilles Simon of France for the first time. Simon rallied... 

Third-seeded Potito Starace struck a blow to local hopes at the BCR Open Romania on Thursday. The World No. 31 knocked out wild card Andrei Pavel 6-3, 6-3 in 78 minutes for a place in the quarterfinals. The result means Starace will be the new Italian No. 1 when the new South African Airways ATP Rankings are announced on Monday. The 26-year-old will usurp No. 28 Filippo Volandri, who made a first round exit in Bucharest...