ROTTERDAM - World number eight Robin Soderling registered his first ATP World Tour victory of 2010 at the ABN Amro tournament in Rotterdam.
The Swede enjoyed a breakthrough season in 2009 but, suffering from elbow tendinitis, crashed out in the first round of the Chennai Open and the Australian Open last month.
He was a late entry into the Rotterdam event and it looked as though his poor run would continue when he lost the opening set to Florent Serra but he came through strongly in the end to triumph 4-6 6-4 6-1.
Germany's Florian Mayer needed nearly three hours to defeat Janko Tipsarevic 6-3 6-7 (6/8) 7-6 (8/6) while Andreas Seppi of Italy saw off qualifier Stephane Bohli 6-1 7-5.
Gridiron: Louisiana-born Tracy Porter credited solid homework for his fourth-quarter interception on Peyton Manning that sent the New Orleans Saints on their way to Super Bowl victory in Miami.
Saints cornerback Porter picked off a pass from Indianapolis Colts quarterback Manning that was meant for wide receiver Reggie Wayne and raced 74 yards upfield for a touchdown that put Super Bowl XLIV beyond the AFC champions' reach with the score at 31-17.
``It was great film study,'' Porter, 23, said of his interception. ``We knew that on third (down) and short they stack, and they like the outside release for the slant.
``It was great film study by me, a great jump and a great play.''
Picking off the pass was only the start of the great play as Porter crossed into the Colts' half and evaded tackles en route to the end zone.
``When I saw my blockers in front of me and only Peyton (Manning) and the offensive linemen left, I cut back and ran it in,'' he said. (PA)