Federer wins, but Murray not disgraced. Roger Federer left no doubt about who is the No 1 player in the world when he won his 11th title of the season, in the process giving a tennis lesson to British teenager Andrew Murray as he defended his Thailand Open title at the Impact Arena yesterday.

Napaporn into final in the US

Thai Fed Cup doubles specialist Napaporn Tongsalee pulled off the biggest upset of her career with a semi-final win over world No 79 Amy Frazier of the United States in the US$50,000 Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital Tennis Classic in Ashland, Oregon, on Saturday. The unseeded Thai eliminated the top seeded American in straight sets 6-3 6-4 to reach her first final in a $50,000 tournament, becoming the third Thai woman in history to achieve such a feat.