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MONTPELLIER, France -- Top-seeded Richard Gasquet of France was hardly troubled by countryman Albano Olivetti as he won 6-4, 6-2 on Friday to reach the Open Sud de France semifinals and stay on course to defend his title. nfl jerseys china . Although Olivetti, a qualifier, had 13 aces, he failed to force a single break-point chance on Gasquets serve and lost his own three times. Gasquet next plays third-seeded Jerzy Janowicz of Poland, who won had 18 aces in a 6-2, 6-4 win against seventh-seeded Edouard Roger-Vasselin of France. "It was a tough match. I know Edouard very well from the Tour and I knew that I had to be very good on my serve and aggressive on my returns to have a chance," said Janowicz, who is 1-1 against Gasquet in their head-to-heads. "Gasquet will be a very difficult opponent. I know he is playing very, very well." No. 5 Gael Monfils of France advanced after beating Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan 6-4, 6-4 and next plays No. 6 Jarkko Nieminen of Finland, who won 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (5) win against Marc Gicquel of France. "I felt very good on the court today," said Monfils, who won the tournament four years ago and holds a 3-0 record against Nieminen. "I felt the ball really well and had a lot of fun today. As each day goes by, I am feeling better and better and raising my game." The 36-year-old Gicquel missed five break-point chances in the deciding set. wholesale jerseys ., who is out for the season after surgery on his broken left index finger. Almond has played four seasons in the NBA Development League, averaging 24. wholesale nfl jerseys . The real victory for the Chicago Bulls will come when theyre knocking the Miami Heat out of the playoffs, not during the regular season -- no matter how charged the atmosphere is.NEW YORK, N.Y. - Phoenix Suns centre Miles Plumlee was selected Friday to replace injured Atlanta Hawks centre Pero Antic in the Rising Stars Challenge during All-Star Weekend in New Orleans. Plumlee is averaging 9.3 points, 8.6 rebounds aand 1. Cheap Jerseys. 5 blocks in 49 games this season, his second in the NBA. He will play for Team Hill, which will be coached by Grant Hill. Antic has a stress fracture in his right ankle. The Rising Stars Challenge is Feb. 14. ' ' ' |
