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On Sunday, the Argentine big-hitter plays his British rival in London, and could soon overtake him in the rankings.

Rafael Nadal gained a semifinal matchup against Novak Djokovic at the Paris Masters with a 7-5, 7-5 victory over defending champion Jo-Wilfried Tsonga on Friday.

Juan Monaco celebrates after beating French Jeremy Chardy in their ATP Paris Indoor Master Tournament tennis match at the Palais Omnisport de Bercy in Paris.

American James Blake and German Benjamin Becker each defeated French opponents Sunday on the first day of play at the Paribas Masters, the final Masters tournament of the year.

The 29-year-old Russian, who had saved three match points to squeeze past French qualifier Thierry Ascione in the first round of his final tournament on Monday, fought bravely against the Argentine world number five.

Novak Djokovic survived a fightback by Argentine Juan Monaco to win 6-3, 7-5 and reach the third round of the the Paris Masters.

Marat Safin has won three titles from four finals at Paris . The top five players in the South African Airways 2009 ATP Rankings a ' Roger Federer , Rafael Nadal , Novak Djokovic , Andy Murray and Juan Martin del Potro headline Wednesdaya TMs schedule on Court Central.

Rafael Nadal and Juan Monaco reached the quarter-finals in Paris last year. Juan Monaco and Rafael Nadal lost a thrilling first-round doubles match at the BNP Paribas Masters Tuesday as Philipp Kohlschreiber and Christopher Kas edged the Argentine-Spanish duo 4-6, 7-5, 15-13 to reach the second round of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament in ...

Nikolay Davydenko is bidding for his fifth ATP World Tour title of the season. Second seed Nikolay Davydenko , in pole position to clinch a singles berth at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals later this month, cruised past Juan Monaco of Argentina 6-3, 7-5 at the Valencia Open 500 Thursday.A The Russian countered losing serve twice by converting ...

Top-seeded British star Andy Murray, second-seeded Russian Nikolay Davydenko and Spanish crowd favorite Fernando Verdasco were among Thursday's second-round winners at the $2.98 million Valencia Open.

Top seed Andy Murray beat little-known Argentine Leonardo Mayer 6-4 3-6 6-3 in the second round of the Valencia Open as the Briton continued his comeback from a wrist injury.

Top seed Andy Murray , No. 2 Nikolay Davydenko and No. 4 seed Fernando Verdasco are among the five seeds in second round action Thursday at the Valencia Open 500.

Valencia - Nikolay Davydenko made a smooth start to his latest bid to grab a place at the World Tour Finals with a 6-2, 6-1 first-round win over qualifier Alejandro Falla at the Valencia Open on Monday.

In this July 23, 2009 file photo, actress Scarlett Johansson arrives at the opening night of the LA Shorts Fest '09 in West Hollywood, Calif.

Top-seeded French favorite Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was a hard-fought first-round winner Tuesday at the Lyon Tennis Grand Prix.

Juan Monaco has reached three ATP World Tour finals this season. Fourth seed Juan Monaco made a strong start to his Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon campaign Monday, defeating Frenchman Josselin Ouanna 6-3, 6-2 in the first round of the ATP World Tour 250 indoor hard-court tennis tournament in France.

October 26, 2009 Fourth-seeded Juan Monaco of Argentina and No. 5 Julien Benneteau of France both advanced to the second round of the Lyon Grand Prix after winning in straight sets on Monday.

Seeds Juan Monaco of Argentina and Julien Benneteau of France were among Monday's first-round winners at the Lyon Tennis Grand Prix.

Simon Gruel, ranked 59th in the world and without a finals appearance all year, surprised Benjamin Becker Monday on the first day of the Stockholm Open.

Top-seeded Swedish favorite Robin Soderling and second-seeded Tommy Haas of Germany were among Wednesday's winners at the Stockholm Open.