By Joshua Mason Daily Bruin Staff If only everyone could cruise to the third round of the Mercedes-Benz Cup with so much ease. As Taylor Dent and Max Mirnyi played nail-biting tennis on the grandstand court, Jan-Michael Gambill speedily made lunch of fellow American andformer Stanford star Paul Goldstein, 6-1, 6-4. Read more...

By Pauline Vu Daily Bruin Senior Staff If body language alone determines the outcome of a match, then Marat Safin lost his second-round match early in the second set. Read more...

By Jeff Agase Daily Bruin Reporter Despite his booming 140 mile-per-hour serves, few in Los Angeles knew who Taylor Dent was earlier this week. Despite his top 50 ranking, even fewer knew who Xavier Malisse was. Read more...

By Pauline Vu Daily Bruin Senior Staff The elder American was called a king by one member of the audience. The younger American was told there were children in the stands by another member of the audience. Read more...

  KEITH ENRIQUEZ/Daily Bruin Senior Staff Defending Mercedes Benz champion Michael Chang loses to Pete Sampras Wednesday night. Sampras will face Magnus Norman in the quarterfinals. Read more...

By Joshua Mason Daily Bruin Staff Taylor Dent of Newport Beach made himself an early fan favorite Wednesday by defeating sixth seed Carlos Moya of Spain, 6-3, 6-4. Read more...

  CATHERINE JUN/Daily Bruin Senior Staff Andre Agassi approaches the net during his first round victory over American James Blake. By Pauline Vu Daily Bruin Senior Staff You know those people who do things so easily that watching them you can’t help but think, “It can’t be that hard”? Read more...