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"&lt;p&gt;Ad-InWhoWhy They're Up\tVenus WilliamsWimbledon champ wins Tier-IV event in Seoul, South Korea, beating &lt;strong&gt;Maria Kirilienko&lt;/strong&gt;. Props to her on the title. But why is a Grand Slam champ, in contention for the year-end Championships, playing a low-tier event in Korea? Hmmm ...\tRichard GasquetOff the grid a bit since Wimbledon, talented Frenchman wins the KingFisher Airlines event in Mumbai, India. In the Anti-Big Tennis final, Gasquet beat &lt;strong&gt;Olivier Rochus&lt;/strong&gt; in straight sets. Gasquet has now won titles on four major surfaces.\tAna IvanovicSerbette wins third title of 2007, beating &lt;strong&gt;Daniela Hantuchova&lt;/strong&gt; in the Luxembourg final. Nice comeback, too: Hantuchova -- never known for nerves of steel -- was up 3-0 in the third set of the final.\tDmitry TursunovRussian blogger wins second title of '07, defeating &lt;strong&gt;Benjamin Becker&lt;/strong&gt; in the final of the Thailand Open.\tVirginie RazzanoFrench veteran beats Israeli &lt;strong&gt;Tzipi Obziler&lt;/strong&gt; to win in Guangzhou, China. \tLucky losersWell, if there's an upside to the rash of fall withdrawals, it's that lesser players are getting into main draws. By our counts, the Thailand Open featured &lt;em&gt;five&lt;/em&gt; lucky losers.\tPete SamprasDefeats &lt;strong&gt;Todd Martin&lt;/strong&gt; 6-3, 6-4 to win the Championships at the Palisades in Charlotte, N.C., and claims his third tournament title of the year on the Outback Champions Series.\tBud CollinsSenore Collini will be honored by the International Tennis Hall of Fame on Thursday in Boston. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Hall of Fame's Annual Fund and a donation will be made to Collins' efforts in helping to build tennis courts at a special school in Chiang Mai, Thailand. \"Bud Collins attire\" is optional. \tSanchai and Sonchat RatiwatanaMove over &lt;strong&gt;Bob&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Mike Bryan&lt;/strong&gt;. Thai twins, entered as wild cards, take Bangkok title. \tDoubles winners&lt;strong&gt;Lindstedt&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Nieminen&lt;/strong&gt; in Mumbai. &lt;strong&gt;Benesova&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Husarova&lt;/strong&gt; in Luxembourg. &lt;strong&gt;Peng&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Yan&lt;/strong&gt; in Guangzhou. &lt;strong&gt;Chuang&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Hsieh&lt;/strong&gt; in Seoul.DeuceWhoAll tied up?\tPortland, Oregon Portland rocks. But did anyone else notice that the U.S. vs. Russia Davis Cup finale is the same weekend as the Oregon vs. Oregon State football game? That's like scheduling a dance recital in Cannes the week of the film festival.Ad-OutWhoWhy They're Down\tThailand Open Hit with a nasty wave of withdrawal-itis.\tATP match-fixing scandal Still more players emerge with tales of unsavory offers. \tPatty Schnyder One wonders if there will be consequences for this.  &lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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