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Berdych, Tsonga reach Open 13 semis; Del Potro ousted

Top seed Tomas Berdych and former champion Jo-Wilfried Tsonga were a pair of hard-fought quarterfinal winners, while defending champ Juan Martin del Potro went by way of the upset Friday at the $700,000 Open 13 tennis event.The former Wimbledon runner-up Berdych snuck past seventh-seeded rising Pole Jerzy Janowicz 6-3, 6-7 (0-7), 6-3 in 1 hour, 54 minutes on the indoor surface at Palais des Sports.The big-hitting match featured 27 aces, including 17 from the 6-foot-8 loser, who was unable to break his Czech counterpart on Day 5. Berdych managed a pair of key breaks en route to victory.Berdych's semifinal opponent on Saturday will be Russian qualifier Dmitry Tursunov.The second-seeded del Potro was knocked out by sixth-seeded Frenchman Gilles Simon in straight sets, 6-4, 6-3, in 81 minutes. Simon notched a pair of breaks, while del Potro was unable to break his French opponent on Friday.The towering Argentine del Potro, who beat French favorite Michael Llodra in last year's Marseille fi...

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  1. Del Potro beats Llodra 6-4, 6-4 in Open 13 final to win 10th career title

    Juan Martin del Potro beat Michael Llodra 6-4, 6-4 in the Open 13 final Sunday, defeating yet another French player and winning his first title of the season.Del Pot...

  2. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to face Juan Martin Del Potro in semifinals of Open 13 in Marseille

    Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Juan Martin del Potro each won for the 200th time in his career Friday, setting up a semifinal between the two at the Open 13.The top-seeded T...

  3. Juan Martin Del Potro beats top-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in Open 13 semifinal in Marseille

    Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina defeated top-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France 6-4, 6-7 (9), 6-3 in an Open 13 semifinal on Saturday.Del Potro will face 2010 ch...

  4. Ivan Ljubicic, Flavio Cipolla move into 2nd round of Open 13 in Marseille

    Ivan Ljubicic hit 27 aces but still needed three sets to beat Florent Serra of France 6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-3 Monday and reach the second round of the Open 13.The seventh-...

  5. Tsonga rallies to beat Berdych in Marseille final

    Jo-Wilfried Tsonga rebounded from losing the first set to beat top-seeded Tomas Berdych in Sunday's final at the Open 13 tennis event.The third-seeded Tsonga, who sa...

  6. Berdych beats Tursunov in semifinals in Marseille

    Top-seeded Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic beat qualifier Dmitry Tursunov of Russia 6-2, 6-1 Saturday to reach the final of the Open 13.Berdych will seek his fir...

  7. Gasquet falls on home soil

    French star Richard Gasquet dropped his opening-round match Tuesday at the $700,000 Open 13 tennis event.Capable left-hander Gilles Muller of Luxembourg ousted the f...

  8. Soderling beats Cilic in Open 13 final

    Robin Soderling of Sweden beat Marin Cilic of Croatia 6-7 (8), 6-3, 6-3 Sunday in the final of the Open 13 to earn his ninth career title.The top-seeded Swede has wo...

  9. Top seed Soderling staggers into Open 13 quarters with 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-4 win over Stakhovsky

    MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Top seed Robin Soderling advanced to the quarterfinals at the Open 13 with a 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-4 win Thursday over Sergiy Stakhovsky of Ukrain...

  10. Baghdatis advances to second round of the Open 13

    Seventh-seeded Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus cruised to a 6-3, 6-2 win against Daniel Brands in the first round of the Open 13 in Marseille on Monday.The 24-year-old Ba...

  11. Soderling, Cilic reach Open 13 semifinals

    Top-seeded Robin Soderling of Sweden beat defending champion Michael Llodra 6-1, 6-4 Friday to reach the semifinals of the Open 13.Marin Cilic of Croatia also advanc...

  12. Germany's Mischa Zverev beats Spain's Tommy Robredo 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 to reach Open 13 quarters

    MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Mischa Zverev of Germany beat Spain's Tommy Robredo 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals of the Open 13.French players Jo-Wilf...

  1. Berdych, Tsonga land in Open 13 semis

    Top seed Tomas Berdych and former champion Jo-Wilfried Tsonga were a pair of hard-fought quarterfinal winners Friday at the $700,000 Open 13 tennis event.The former ...

  2. Berdych, Tsonga roll into Marseille final

    Tomas Berdych and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga were easy semifinal winners Saturday and will meet for the title at the Open 13 tennis event.The top-seeded Berdych needed just ...

  3. Del Potro sneaks into Marseille quarters

    In a rematch of last year's final, Argentine slugger Juan Martin del Potro once again beat French crowd favorite Michael Llodra at the $700,000 Open 13 tennis event....

  4. Berdych sneaks into Marseille quarters

    Top seed Tomas Berdych was tested mightily in his second-round match Wednesday at the $700,000 Open 13 tennis event.The former Wimbledon runner-up outlasted capable ...

  5. Berdych, Tsonga reach Marseille quarters

    Top seed Tomas Berdych and heavy French crowd favorite Jo-Wilfried Tsonga moved into the quarterfinals at the $700,000 Open 13 tennis event.The former Wimbledon runn...

  6. Gasquet wins Open 13 opener

    French crowd favorite Richard Gasquet round winner Tuesday at the Open 13 tennis event.The fifth-seeded Gasquet rolled past Japan's Go Soeda 6-0, 6-2 in 63 minutes o...

  7. Davydenko beats Beck in straight sets to reach 2nd round of Open 13 in Marseille

    Nikolay Davydenko had nine aces and didn't face a break point in a 6-1, 7-5 victory Tuesday over Andreas Beck of Germany to reach the second round of the Open 13.Dav...

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