Men's Tennis Championship in Dubai
The world No. 14 David Ferrer from Spain returns the ball to his opponent, the world No. 3, Novak Djokovic from Serbia, during the finals of the Men's Dubai Tennis Championships, Saturday February 28, 2009. Djokovic won the match 7-5, 6-3. (UPI Photo/Norbert Schiller)
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Rafael Nadal moved closer to retaking the No. 1 spot in the men's tennis rankings Friday with a three-set win he called "lucky" at the China Open quarterfinals.
Novak Djokovic, seeking to hold onto the world No. 1 ranking, survived a three-set scare Thursday in a second-round match at the ATP's China Open.
Third-seeded David Ferrer needed a third-set tiebreaker Tuesday to advance out of the first round of the China Open tennis tournament.
Novak Djokovic remains the ATP No. 1-ranked player but Rafael Nadal could take over the top spot this week.
Joao Sousa, in his first ATP final, defeated Julien Benneteau in three sets Sunday and claimed the title at the Malaysian Open.
Joao Sousa, earning his first ATP finals berth, continued his upset run Saturday and will go against Julien Benneteau for the title at the Malaysian Open.
Joao Sousa ousted world No. 4 David Ferrer in straight sets Friday to earn a spot in the semifinals of the ATP's Malaysian Open.
No. 2-seeded Stanislas Wawrinka claimed a spot in the Malaysian Open quarterfinals with a straight-set win Thursday.
World No. 4 David Ferrer won in straight sets but two other seeded players lost second-round matches Wednesday at the Malaysian Open tennis tournament.
Federico Delbonis and Adrian Mannarino posted wins Monday in opening-day play of the Malaysian Open tennis tournament.
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