The king returns without mercy

Novak Djokovic has qualified for the second round of the 1000 Paris Masters after beating on his debut to Ivan Dodig in mourning Balkans. The Serbian world number 1 and drag coming from physical problems from his participation in Basel, will be measured now with Viktor Troicki.

There had been much in advance on whether or lower late Novak Djokovic at the Masters 1000 in Paris, the penultimate race of the season before the Masters Cup in London. The resentment of some discomfort in his right shoulder in the semifinals in Basel last week had quarantined the Serb, who coached only one hour in Paris on Tuesday before his debut against Croatia's Ivan Dodig , one of the players' Top-100 ', which have climbed more jobs during 2011. 'Nole', however, appeared to have physical problems during the hour and half of the game in which victory was consummated by an aggregate score of 6-4, 6-3 in a clash played on Center Court.

The first set was decided in the final rush of it, with a break of 'Nole' in the tenth game which earned him send the sleeve of his locker. In the second act, the Croatian was accumulated problems. The second ball break used by Djokovic was accompanied by the application of some new shoes Dodig, who did not have any option to match the race again. Thus the victory of Belgrade signed the number 68 on the season under his belt (only four defeats) and secured a $ 1,600,000 bonus to add to their payroll.

In the second round, Djokovic will need to check his compatriot Viktor Troicki , who got rid of the Ukrainian Sergiy Stakhovsky by a score of 6-4, 6-4 after an hour and twenty minutes. Djokovic and Troicki, ranked number 19 of the ATP, the faces have been ten times, with a background of 9-1 in favor of the world's No. 1.

For the rest of the day include the victory of Roger Federer and Andy Murray , who got rid of the French smoothly Adrian Mannarino (6-2, 6-3) and Jeremy Chardy (6-2, 6-4) respectively . While Federer will face in the second round to Richard Gasquet , the British will see now with Andy Roddick .

Ferrer is now in eighth

David Ferrer has become the first Spanish access to the second round of the tournament in Paris-Bercy Masters 1000 final of the season, defeating Frenchman Nicolas Mahut in less than half an hour.

Few problems found the Levante player to achieve victory in his debut in a tournament in which he appears with the sign of the fourth favorite and it goes in a good form.

Ferrer will be measured for a spot in the quarterfinals against the winner between the Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov , seeded No. 14, and German Philipp Kohlschreiber , which takes place within hours.

The Spanish player was solid in his debut in Paris to become the fifth player to reach the knockout.

Mahut barely created problems, despite the support of the small audience that gathered on the steps of omnisport Paris in the morning session.

Feliciano Lopez won the duel with Michael Llodra

Feliciano Lopez debuted with a win over Michael Llodra worked at the Masters 1000 in Paris, where he will face Gael Monfils now one who has won the 'head-to-head'. Meanwhile, Marcel Granollers had to withdraw due to injury to Jeremy Chardy.

Feliciano Lopez ended a losing streak of three straight losses (Shanghai, Orleans, Valencia) to win his debut in Paris at the local Michael Llodra by an aggregate score of 7-6 (7), 6-3 in one hour and thirty and eight minutes in the clash played on Center Court at the Palais Omnisports. After one and another to display their finery in the first act, which does not break the service, the set had to be solved in a tie-break attack. The Gallic magic allowed him to take a 6-2 lead, however, not carried out. Llodra missed four 'set points', on the contrary that a Feliciano was found with a gift as a double fault which meant sending the first set of his locker.

The French morale slump deepened to give the first four games of a second act resolved soon. Feliciano, despite his opponent to see how close the gap, always gave the feeling of controlling the situation and had no trouble putting the finishing touch on Spanish-French duel. With this victory, Feliciano managed to reverse the situation that had led him to be removed at the first hurdle in Paris the last two seasons (both against Arnaud Clement ). In second round, will face Toledo with another Frenchman, Gael Monfils, who won in the only precedent between the two, the semi-finals in Johannesburg 2010 (3-6, 6-1, 7-6), event who would win the Spanish.

Meanwhile, Marcel Granollers , brand new Valencia Open champion, had to leave due to injury (pain in his right ankle) against Frenchman Jeremy Chardy , before which gave the first set by 6-3 before taking the decision.

Meanwhile, Garcia Lopez followed the same path and was eliminated in second round. The Spanish could not beat Tsonga, who lost in two sets (6-3, 6-4).

Berdych think Verdasco London after shedding

Tomas Berdych qualified for the second round of the 1000 Paris Masters after winning two rounds to Fernando Verdasco. A victory that brings you closer to the Masters Cup in London, a company that achieved a mathematical way, and without relying on third-reaching the quarterfinals in the Gallic capital.

Fernando Verdasco ended his season ATP (you still have to play the Davis Cup final against Argentina) to fall against Czech Tomas Berdych by an aggregate score of 6-3, 7-5 after an hour and forty-four minutes play in the crash that opened the day on Center Court campus of Paris-Bercy. The first set lasted 37 minutes post: how he ended up with a game in favor of a white Berdych, without being brilliant, they were more regular than Verdasco. The Spaniard was too erratic, making many mistakes in the beginning of game where, nevertheless, got a big break by signing a fifth game to rest. However, the Czech leaden game earned him not only to make a contrabreak returning to put him squarely in the party, but also allowed him to put a sixth gear to the game. Tomas went to 2-3 and pull against to sign four straight games, which allowed him to take advantage on the scoreboard.

Verdasco started saving a 0-40 second act against it, but offering many doubts about one that seems to have taken Berdych far (he has won the last eight sets played). The Czech, with remains very deep, achieved the desired break before the first rest in the chair and headed unceremoniously the way to victory. A double fault of Fernando, a stroke of luck on the tape of Thomas and an error with the back parallel Czech Verdasco offered another break. This grew to 5-2 and service to end the game, including missed four 'match points' with 5-4 and draw, but the desire of Spanish rebalance the scales (5-5). Cheered from the stands by Vicente Calvo , his trainer, and Albert Costa , Davis Cup captain, Fer tried to complete the comeback, but their errors in the exchange re-ordered. Berdych made ​​a fist with a new break, ratified before the tie-break peep through the light. Now the Czech Republic will need to check the winner of the duel that pits the Serbian Janko Tipsarevic and American Alex Bogomolov Jr .

Dodig, first opponent ... Djokovic?


Although logic will be invited to think that since the game has not been discharged, the presence of Novak Djokovic in Paris is still unknown. The Serbian, who ended their participation in Basel with muscle problems in his right shoulder, is scheduled to arrive in the capital Tuesday gala, which should debut on Wednesday with little adaptation. His first opponent in the final table would be the Croatian Ivan Dodig , which got rid of the Italian Fabio Fognini in the first round by a score of 4-6, 6-1, 6-3 after two hours of play in a clash played at the Track 1. In the event that finally absent, the Balkans would adding $ 1.6 million in payroll.

Guillermo Garcia-Lopez opens in Paris

Guillermo Garcia-Lopez and Fernando Verdasco qualified for the second round of the Masters 1000 in Paris, last event of its kind in the season, Santiago Giraldo and imposed respectively Marin Cilic in two debuts.

Guillermo Garcia-Lopez tried twice to be part of the 1000 Paris Masters. In 2007 against Juan Martin del Potro and a year later against Olivier Rochus , was deprived of this target to be eliminated in the first round of the 'Qualy'. In this edition, categorized by ranking for the final table, won his first victory in the Gallic capital to crush Colombia's Santiago Giraldo by an aggregate score of 6-4, 1-6 and 6-4 after two hours and fourteen minutes of play in a clash played on Center Court. The next rival of La Mancha will be French Jo-Wilfred Tsonga , who won the event in 2008. William and Tsonga, numbers 64 and 8 of the ATP rankings, have been measured on four occasions, with a background of 3-1 in favor of the player of Le Mans.

Fernando Verdasco has reached the last three seasons in Paris the second round, looking to enhance the brand private by Andy Murray , Marin Cilic and Gael Monfils respectively. In this edition debuted just before the Croatian, who overcame by a score of 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 in one hour and fifty-two minutes. The Spaniard, who also plays the discipline of doubles with Feliciano Lopez , will face the next phase of the Czech Tomas Berdych , which was measured on a dozen occasions, with a background of 8-4 in favor of the Czech, who has won the two games played this season, Australia Open and Beijing.

For the rest of the day included the victory of German Philipp Kohlschreiber over Russian Mikhail Youzhny (6-4, 6-2).

Verdasco: "We can not make the mistake of believing ourselves favorites in Davis"

Fernando Verdasco, who hopes to become a partner with Feliciano Lopez Spanish team doubles in the Davis Cup final against Argentina in Seville, said that Spain should not make the mistake to be considered a favorite, as happened to Argentina in 2008.

Argentina comes "eager for revenge because they have learned from that final" in which they were considered "lost favorite," said Spanish. "Now is the opposite and we must learn from that mistake" of Argentines that left Spanish victory in Davis Cup, the third time (after the triumphs of 2000 and 2004) and that the title would be added after 2009 to a total of four bowls in a decade. So Verdasco considers to be "an incredible and unmatched end" that is "much more difficult than people think" for the Spanish team, despite playing at home, because Argentina "has a great team too."

The preparation of the two selections will necessarily be different, as the two best Spanish players (Rafael Nadal and David Ferrer) have assured their participation in the Masters Cup in London in late November. "Just take four to six days to change surface and ground training," said Verdasco, which will arrive "with far less preparation than Argentines." The selection will albiceleste players like David Nalbandian and Juan Martin del Potro who have given up the rest of the circuit to recover from their injuries and prepare for the grand final rematch of which took place in Mar del Plata in 2008, could not play Nadal.

Regarding his participation in that final, Verdasco said he did not try to get a good result in Paris to get into the team but because the Bercy Masters is "an important tournament." Although the results in doubles with Lopez lately have accompanied the Spanish said he hoped "to regain confidence and feelings." Verdasco said both are "prepared to the level" if the captain Albert Costa, decided to have them for the match in Seville, as they will be "all week preparing for the game," something that does not occur in double boxes of ATP, where both players are focused on the individual competition, he said.

Suffers Ferrero, Tsonga and Del Potro still disappointed later in the Valencia Open

The fourth day of Tournament Valencia threw up removing one of the favorites to win the final, Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, while Juan Carlos Ferrero and Argentine Juan Martin del Potro won their passage to the quarterfinals, the first with much suffering and the second with authority. The big disappointment of the day was the elimination of Jo-Wilfred Tsonga , seeded second, who signed a bad game against American Sam Querrey, who managed Valencia their first two wins ATP after return after the injury he suffered in the elbow and prevented him from playing at Wimbledon. The player of Le Mans, who last Sunday won the tournament in Vienna, appeared to have more head in the next 1,000 of Paris Masters Bercy, where it is available to certify their qualification for the Masters Cup in London .

Tsonga endured while it lasted the first service, but after losing the first set in the 'tie break', disappeared from the track in the second round. Another surprise of the day was the victory of Marcel Granollers over Croatian Marin Cilic, recent winner in St. Petersburg. The Spanish, surprising finalist last year in Valencia, maintains his love affair with this tournament and came from a tough game against an opponent who had not won in the previous four years before. Granollers was less to more and ended up playing at a high level, displayed reminding the last year, to reach the quarter-finals after advancing a complicated picture, which in addition to Cilic, also left in the lurch Alexandr Dolgopolov. The next meeting will require even more difficult to Frenchman Gael Monfils. Juan Carlos Ferrero suffered unspeakable to overcome the knockout final against American Alex Bogomolov Jr. after playing the longest match of this year, with nearly three hours of play. The Valencian life complicated himself, when after dominating for 5-2 and serving to close the first set was relaxed and allowed his opponent get back into the game. Although manga saved after sign the 'tie break', the game changed completely decorated and entered the realm of physical tennis where your most comfortable American. However, Bogomolov ended up paying the effort both to Ferrero as the last night's game against Feliciano Lopez and ran out of gas in the third set, where Spanish pleasure could play for the win and access the quarterfinals, where they will face Argentine Juan Monaco. The South American player did on this day also access to the next round, although this was much more placid duel with the Italian Fabio Fognini, which easily surpassed and hardly any wear in two sets.

Federer shines at home

Roger Federer made a respectable delight in the final of Basel to overwhelm Kei Nishikori in two rounds. This is the second title of the Swiss in 2011, the fifth in his home and the sixty-eighth of his career.

Roger Federer won with authority to Kei Nishikori by an aggregate score of 6-1, 6-3 in one hour and thirteen minutes. The Swiss, idol of the masses in Basel, signed a perfect first set in which he managed two breaks (first and fifth game play) and yielded only one point on his serve. A new break in the sixth game of the second act was enough to put the nail Roger a party that had little history. Great feeling for a player who does not pass its peak (number 4 of the ATP ranking), but you always have to consider.

The title of Basel is the second of the season for Federer after his win in Doha earlier this season. It is also the fifth time that the Swiss savor the sweetness of success at home (2006, 2007, 2008, 2010). Roger, with 797 victories on the payroll, he approaches the 806 who managed to Stefan Edberg in his day.

Marcel Granollers is removed the thorn in Valencia

Marcel Granollers champion of the third edition of the Valencia Open to be played at the Agora in the final by defeating Juan Monaco. This is the second title of the season of Catalan, which runs through the prime of his career, both in game and in ranking.

Marcel Granollers could take off the spine of the final loss last year in Valencia (to David Ferrer ) to break in the 2011 to Juan Monaco by an aggregate score of 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (3) after three hours of play in a clash played at a garlanded Agora. Marcel jumped to the mat at the Agora with a speed of more than its rival. Summoning of a sovereign mastery in the art of the serve and volley, broke serve in Monaco in the second game and took the reins of the party. Gradually beat Argentina entered, complicating trade from the bottom of the track and forcing the Catalan to give a little more of himself. But Granollers, encouraged from the stands by his parents and his trainer Valladaura Sergi (a few weeks ago to coach the time), demonstrated to have evolved at both the game and mental level. Endured the onslaught of illegal Argentine administered not only income, but sent the first set of his locker with a game the rest blank.

As is usual wine throughout the week, the beginning of the second set coincided with the stomp on the brake of Marcel and the resurgence of his rival. Catalan Monaco waited two steps behind the baseline and Monaco got on track to take the initiative. Not only in trade but also on the scoreboard. The pupil of Pepo Clavet marked distances from the beginning of September thanks to a right with a telescopic sight. With authority and always taking the initiative and forced equalized the third and final set. The Argentine, who had never played in a final cement wanted his work to recover was not in vain and continued stay in the background of explosive track. Seized the mind of a slump that even Marcel won the 'warning' for protesting the umpire a bad bottle of Monaco, to take the lead in the third set, which came to have a favorable part of 4-2.

Wounded in his pride, brave in its approach, Granollers turned the tables. Took charge of relations with changes of pace and height and launched into the network every time you had option to put pressure on its rival. The epic was able to consolidate at 5-4, where Marcel had the other three 'match points' solved his rival in cold blood. The Court did justice and led to the resolution of the tie-break game. There, a step hailed by given to Catalan Granollers capped off a week will not forget in life. You remove a thorn, achieved his second season serving on the first of his career on cement and earn the exclusive license 'Top-30' of the ATP. With a face stained with tears of joy, gave a standing ovation Agora champion.

A depleted Djokovic suffered their fourth defeat of the year in Basel

The world number one, the Serbian Novak Djokovic , was eliminated from the tournament in Basel, after falling in the semi-final against Japan's Kei Nishikori 2-6, 7-6 (4), 6-0, which pays for the problems physical Balkan , complaining again of pain in the back. The strength of Nippon, which reached in Basel the third final of his career in search of his second title, was too much for Djokovic, who started forcefully but gradually declined , as his injury hampered his play.

After the second set, Nishikori won in the tiebreaker after Djokovic was two points to win the match (with 5-4), the strength of world number one disappeared. After being treated on several occasions, the Serb, who conceded their fourth defeat of the season , lowered his arms. The back injury is the maitre leading to Djokovic. He withdrew from the semifinals of the Davis Cup against Argentina in Belgrade, where he could not finish the match against Juan Martin del Potro, and made ​​miss this final leg of the course. At Basel, who won in 2009, reappeared after win the U.S. Open on 9 September. It has now lost again, also because of injury. Nishikori, meanwhile, reached the third final of his career after Delray Beach in 2008, the only title that has a track record and this year in Houston, you lost. Will face the winner of the clash between the Swiss Roger Federer, third seed and defending champion and Stanislas Wawrinka.

The Czech Berdych to qualify for the Masters Cup in London

The Czech tennis player and world number six, Tomas Berdych, has achieved its mathematical classification for the Masters Cup, which takes place in London between 20 and 27 November and will face the eight best players of the circuit.

Berdych has achieved the classification after the Argentine Juan Martin del Potro fell in the semifinals of the Valencia Open 500 before the Spanish Marcel Granollers. Thus, the Czech achieved sixth place for the Masters Cup, while the other two were decided in the 1000 Paris Masters.

This season, Berdych has won the tournament in Beijing, his first title since May 2009. In addition, he managed to reach the semifinals in six ATP tournaments and the quarterfinals seven times, including the Australia Open.

"You feel very well after qualifying for the second consecutive year. It was one of my goals in early 2011 and my results have been very consistent this season. I have very fond memories of O2, the event was amazing last year and hope to do better this time, "stated Berdych.

David Ferrer: "In the third set I lost concentration"

The tennis player David Ferrer commented after being dismounted from the end of the Valencia Open 500 by Argentine Juan Monaco that one of the reasons to be deleted and not re-edit the end of last year is that "it has lost focus in the third set ".

The Javea also wanted to give more importance to defeat it has. "It's okay, it's a game of tennis," said the owner of the tournament with Juan Carlos Ferrero, although it qualified: "I'm not as owner." "In the next game will try to correct what this night has gone wrong," he said more seriously.

Ferrer predicted a "very tough final" between Granollers and Monaco. "Marcel Granollers is doing a great tennis, I want to win it because he is Spanish and my friend," he said. The Alicante believes that "Monaco is in the final because he deserves it."

On the match against Argentina explained that he lacked "concentration in the first set." "I reacted too late and with a player like Monaco. In the first set I had bad feelings and have been very irregular. In the third it was very fast track and I have been 5-2 down," he said.

Ferrer felt the heat of Valencia in the semi-public and throughout the tournament. "The fans have been ten and has been the shame has been unable to win so we can give." "The public support and has a great influence for good," he acknowledged.

After being removed from the Valencia Open 500, Ferrer said "what is now central Paris Bercy and then the Masters, the Davis is given much importance, but now thinks it is closer." "Then will come the Davis, which is very nice and very good but the individual ranking is what counts," he concluded.

Federer will defend the title in the final to Nishikori

Switzerland's Roger Federer, defending champion, beat compatriot Stanislas Wawrinka, by 7-6 (5), 6-2, and reached the final of Basel for the sixth time in his career.

Federer will defend the title against Japan's Kei Nishikori, who beat the first seeded Serbian Novak Djokovic, who, injured, fell in three sets (2-6, 7-6 (4) and 6-0).

Former world number one who aspires to its fifth title in his hometown, only lost the 2009 final, Djokovic, 'took an hour and 27 minutes in defeating his compatriot, who condemned the irregularity.

Wawrinka did not finish to complete the reaction. In the first set tied 5-2 and one disadvantage of the playoff took the manga, where he was beaten by Federer, who had no trouble in the second set.

Roger Federer will play his fourth final in Basel in 2011, which so far have reported only a title, the Doha earlier this year. He lost the Roland Garros and Dubai. It aims to win 68 of his career.

His opponent will be Japan's Kei Nishikori, with whom he has never played. The Nippon eliminated world number one, the Serbian Novak Djokovic, who accused a sore back and sank in the final leg of the match (2-6, 7-6 (4) and 6-0).

The resistance of Nippon, which reached a third final in Basel his race for his second title, was too much for Djokovic, who started forcefully but slowly declined, as his injury hampered his play.

After the second set, Nishikori won in the tiebreaker after Djokovic was two points to win the match (with 5-4), the strength of world number one disappeared. After being treated on several occasions, the Serb, who conceded their fourth defeat of the season, lowered his arms.

The back injury pushed Djokovic semi-final of the Davis Cup against Argentina in Belgrade, where he could not finish the match against Juan Martin del Potro, and made miss this final leg of the course.

At the tournament in Basel, who won in 2009, reappeared after winning the U.S. Open on 9 September. It has now lost again, also because of injury.

Nishikori, meanwhile, reached the third final of his career after Delray Beach in 2008, the only title that has a record, and this year in Houston, you lost.

Monaco will play one final unexpected Granollers

The Argentine Juan Monaco defeated against all odds to Spanish David Ferrer 7-5, 1-6, 6-3 and will play an unexpected Valencia Tournament final to Marcel Granollers, who hours earlier had also a surprise to John Martin of Potro.

Monaco and Ferrer had shared the victories in the previous six meetings between the two, but Spanish, finalist of the last 1,000 and reigning Masters Tournament was the heavy favorite.

The world number 5 had at various stages of the game everything going for him to repeat last year's final against Granollers but paid dearly for his lack of concentration in certain phases of a feisty match against Monaco, who never gave up.

Marcel Granollers, meanwhile, will play for the second consecutive final in Valencia after adding a new big win, this time against Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro 6-3, 7-6 (4).

The Barcelona player added a new male to its passing by the Valencia tournament, which has also left in the lurch level players Alexandr Dolgopolov, Marin Cilic and Gael Monfils.

And that started the semi-final Granollers are marking the Argentine, very strong and dominating service with his right.

However, the first two break points' which was available Del Potro woke the Spanish tennis player, who used to serve-volley that such success has given throughout the tournament and the script of the game changed.

Vera Zvonareva announces low one hour before the draw for the final

The tennis player Vera Zvonareva will be low in the Federation Cup final, which will measure to Russia and the Czech Republic this weekend at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow, due to a right shoulder injury.

The world number seven, who played a definitive role in the semifinal against Italy, announced his low draw an hour before the final box and replaced by Elena Vesnina, who had been all week in training under the command of Shamil Tarpischev .

Zvonareva began to have pain in the tournament in Moscow which worsened in the Masters of Istanbul, where he reached the semifinals. His absence is bound to the well-known of Maria Sharapova, although the count with veteran Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Maria Kirilenko.

On the other hand, the elimination of open Kirilenko and Czech Petra Kvitova, world number two after winning the title of 'master' in Istanbul.

The second measure to Svetlana Kuznetsova match to Lucie Safarova. The individual will be played Sunday and twice changed between Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Elena Vesnina against Lucie Hradecka and Kveta Peschke.

Granollers and Ferrer, Valencia semifinals

David Ferrer is just a step of repeating in the tournament final in Valencia and to republish the success of last year, after making a great match against Russian Nikolay Davydenko, who beat 6-3, 6-4 in 1 hour and 21 minutes.

Jávea player signed an exceptional start of the first set. Very strong in the service, which yielded only one point from their first three games, and aggressive on the Russian, who gave the break in the fourth game. Ferrer, fast legs, sent to his right, who ran a lot, and prevented Davydenko take the initiative.

The Alicante had before it a point to 5-1 and service, but brought up Russian tennis moments that led him to be among the best large part of his career and took the game to 4-3 and tying kick. There appeared Davydenko doubt that with two double faults and dropped his first service in September.

In the second race, the party went off the script. Ferrer was leading the game in their field, intense duels from the bottom of the track where Spanish was more comfortable. Granollers is in a Spanish tennis player Marcel Granollers became the first semifinalist Valencia Tournament, defeating the French Gael Monfils, third seed, by a 7-6 scoring system (12), 3-6, 6-4, after 2 hours and 26 minutes of play.

Not even a 'top ten' as the French could with the magic of Granollers in Valencia, a tournament which was a finalist last year and this edition is one step to repeat the success, despite the complicated picture has had to overcome.

Monfils was facing its third consecutive Spanish rival in the tournament, but this time encountered a plethora Granollers, with absolute confidence in his game and was not frightened at any time.

Djokovic and Federer, Basel semifinals

The Serbian Novak Djokovic, world number one tennis and Roger Federer, seeded third, took another step today toward a final between the two in Basel to qualify today for the penultimate round.

Djokovic needed three sets to one hundred minutes of play to beat Marcos Baghdatis 2-6, 6-2, 6-3. Djokovic Baghdatis rolled over in the first set thanks to a powerful service and placed with which he managed two breaks of service, six aces and 82 percent of his first serve points while Serbian, with a low percentage of first ( 64), one ball was not "break" in their favor.

In the second race the percentage of early Baghdatis dropped dramatically to 46 while Djokovic tuned their service (63) and easily dispatched his opponent with two breaks of serve. Serbia still improved more in the third set, though the game was somewhat more evenly because it also Baghdatis overcame a bump in the second round. Djokovic will face in the semifinals to Japanese Kei Nishikori, who defeated 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 victory over Mikhail Kukushkin Kazakh.

Federer beats Roddick
The other semifinal will be colored Swiss Roger Federer, Andy Roddick won the U.S. (6-3, 6-2) will face compatriot Stanislas Wawrinka, who easily defeated Florian Mayer of Germany (6-2, 6-2).

Federer, who only lost one game in the last 27 he has played in "his" tournament, won the first set with a "break" in the eighth game, and started the second with a new break. The Swiss said four straight games and sealed the match in 63 minutes.

Nadal will play Paris Masters 1000

Rafael Nadal has decided to stop along the way and not participate in the Masters 1000 Paris-Bercy, which takes place next week. The Spaniard, who has made ​​public its decision through Facebook , has preferred to leave to prepare for the London Masters Cup and Davis Cup final, recent appointments in your calendar this season and start preparing for 2012 with guarantees.

"Hello everyone. I inform you that I will not play this coming week the Paris-Bercy tournament. It was a difficult decision but I understand that is what I have to do to stay well and cope with not only the season finale but also the next. I hope to return to this important tournament in 2012 in the most beautiful city in the world and try to win eventually, "read the statement sent by the player himself through social networks. Rafa Nadal is the player with most appearances behind so far this season (79, 66-13), followed by Janko Tipsarevic (75: 52-23) Novak Djokovic (68: 65-3), David Ferrer (68: 53-15), Andy Murray (65: 54-11) and Roger Federer (63: 51-12).

Their absence in Paris, where he will be replaced by Dmitry Tursunov in the cuadrof inal, is a personal decision that carries no penalty, because Nadal is one of the players over 600 games in his career ATP (652: 538-114) . The Spaniard has chosen to leave a Masters 1000, the last of the season, his best result being the final defeat David Nalbandian in 2007. Rafa last year and had to decline to participate in this event for a little tendinitis in his left shoulder, so add or subtract points not facing the world rankings. Nadal joins the already announced low of Robin Soderling , Juan Ignacio Chela and Jurgen Melzer .

Djokovic suffers to Malisse in his reunion with the competition

The number one world tennis, Novak Djokovic, was more than expected to the Belgian Xavier Malisse (6-2, 4-6, 7-5) in the first round in Basel, his reunion with the competition after his triumph at the U.S. Open on 9 September.

The tennis player from Belgrade, who fell back injuries days after his success in New York in the Davis Cup tie against Argentina, where it could not complete a game, needed two hours and 12 minutes to beat his rival.

The victory puts the record in 2011 at 65 wins and three losses, which have been put up three Grand Slam titles.

The Balkan was irregular. He was strong in the first race, won with solvency, but dropped his pace in the second, which allowed Malisse get into the match after winning the set. In the tiebreaker, Djokovic prepared an income of 3-0, 4-1 and 5-2, he let out to meet a tight end who eventually won.

Djokovic in the second round will face an opponent from the previous phase. The winner of the duel between the German Tobias Kamke and Polish Lukasz Kubot.

The abandonment of American Mardy Fish, fifth seed, when he won by 1-0 to compatriot James Blake, because of a hamstring injury, was the most striking of a session without conspicuous markers.

The Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka beat Croatian Ivan Dodig (6-4, 6-4) and may be the rival of the second-seeded Andy Murray, if Wednesday Dutchman Robin Haase beats.

Murray gets off Basel for a sciatica problem

The Basel tournament has lost one of its attractions and second-seeded Andy Murray, who has retired before even debuting for a pain in her right buttock that point to problems of sciatica. The Briton will be replaced by Marco Chiudinelli.

Andy Murray had played the last two years in Valencia, where he won the 2009 edition, but this season he decided to play in Basel, sharing the stage with Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer among others. The Briton, who took the title in Bangkok, Tokyo and Shanghai in an extraordinary tour of Asia, has had to decline the option of playing in Swiss land by physical problems. As explained by the Scottish press conference on Tuesday woke at dawn with a severe pain in her right buttock, which were sent bit by bit, but which not able to recover before his debut against the Dutchman Robin Haase . "It's a pain you never felt before," confessed the protagonist in a press conference. Although it has yet to undergo more medical tests to clarify the extent of this injury, everything indicates that it is a sciatic nerve problem. Andy is scheduled to travel Thursday to Paris, where next week's Masters is held the last 1,000 of the season and recovered based on anti-inflammatory treatment.

Meanwhile, Roger Federer , defending champion in effect, passed the quarter-finals after beating Finland's Jarkko Nieminen by a score of 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 in one hour and thirty-five minutes. On the twelfth Nieminen Federer win in twelve meetings between the two.

The Murray is not the only casualty suffered by the tournament Federer in the day on Wednesday, as the Serbian Janko Tipsarevic has also had to retire from his match against Germany's Florian Mayer when the Teutonic dominated the first set by 5-1 . For the rest of the day's victories include Dutch Robin Haase on local Marco Chiudinelli (6-2, 7-6), and Polish Lukasz Kubot over German Tobias Kamke (5-7, 7-5, 6 -2).