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FEDERER, WAWRINKA, TSONGA, DIMITROV, MURRAY, MONFILS ALL WINNERS IN PARIS, BNP PARIBAS BERCY

Definitely not the sort of match Roger Federer wanted as he tries to take the #1 ranking. Even though Jeremy Chardy has been fighting a foot injury, this took more than two and a half hours, and Federer blew two match points in the second set, and he hasn't yet gained any ground on Novak Djokovic, who made the third round the previous day. Jeremy Chardy will almost certainly end the year at #29 or #30.

MURRAY WINS – BERCY FIRST STORY FROM RICHARD EVANS, PARIS

“I felt fine,” said Andy Murray, having dispatched Julien Benneteau 6-3, 6-4 as if it was perfectly normal to be playing one’s sixth consecutive tournament in six straight weeks. But what Murray has achieved during that barnstorming run that has made him all but certain of a place amongst the top eight at the ATP Finals in London is anything but normal.

ANDY MURRAY ONE VICTORY AWAY FROM LONDON BERTH

Andy Murray closed in on a qualification berth for the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals after a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Julien Benneteau in the BNP Paribas Masters second round on Wednesday.

ATP TENNIS IN PARIS , EYE ON THE BALL , ALEJANDRO’S PICKS / EPA

Check out these EPA photos of the ATP tennis in Paris.

STATOIL MASTERS TENNIS – JAMIE MURRAY & ROSS HUTCHINS STARRING @ THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL , TICKETS & PACKAGES STILL AVAILABLE

The 2007 Wimbledon mixed doubles Champion Jamie Murray, and former British Davis Cup player Ross Hutchins will team up in the doubles field at the Statoil Masters Tennis, the IMG-owned and staged event which will be held at the Royal Albert Hall from 3-7 December.

JUST A PASSIONATE ROGER FEDERER FAN SHARES HER VIEWS ON THE WIN IN SHANGHAI & HIS MOVE UP THE RANKINGS BACK TO NUMBER ONE

I write not as a tennis player, only as a passionate Roger Federer fan. I’ve never played a day of tennis in my life but I fell in love with how Roger played tennis at Wimbledon some years ago.

MARIA SHARAPOVA IS CONFIRMED TO PLAY IN ACAPULCO FOR THE FIRST TIME

Russian tennis star, Maria Sharapova and boyfriend Grigor Dimitrov confirmed their participation for the XXII edition of the 2015 Mexican Tennis Open held in Acapulco from February 23-28. While Dimitrov will be back for seconds after winning the men’s field in 2014 against Kevin Anderson, this will be Sharapova’s first time playing in the famed Mexican resort town.

NO. 1 RANKING, WORLD TOUR FINALS SPOTS STILL UP FOR GRABS AS PARIS GETS UNDERWAY BY RICKY DIMON

The stakes cannot get much higher at a Masters 1000 event. Not only is the BNP Paribas Masters title on the line, but there are also four World Tour Finals spots left to be decided this week in Paris. Six contenders are battling for the remaining berths in London: Andy Murray, Kei Nishikori, Tomas Berdych, David Ferrer, Milos Raonic, and Grigor Dimitrov.

SVEN’S SINGAPORE SLING , PLEASE ENJOY THE POSTCARDS & CHECK OUT SVEN’S ” ORANGE COACH “

Check out these photos from Sven Groeneveld in Singapore.

PHOTOS FROM EPA OF SERENA WILLIAMS DURING THE WTA SINGLES FINAL MATCH IN SINGAPORE

Click here to see photos of Serena Williams from the WTA finals match in Singapore.

RF EPA PHOTO GALLERY IN BASEL CHOSEN BY ALEJANDRO, FEDERER IS JUST BETTERER

Check out these photos of Roger Federer after winning the title in Basel.

ATP TENNIS FROM BASEL , SWITZERLAND ROGER FEDERER IS IN THE FINAL @ HOME , THE BARCLAYS LONDON FINALS RACE HEATS UP

Ivo Karlovic's serve was humming -- you don't hit 33 aces against Roger Federer otherwise! Federer's serve was pretty good, too -- he faced only two break points, whereas Karlovic faced four. But Karlovic managed to convert on one chance, and in the second set, Karlovic's serve was untouchable -- 13 aces in the set, 78% of first serves in, 88% of points won on first serve.

LATEST EPA PHOTOS FROM THE LADIES WTA TENNIS TOURNAMENT IN SINGAPORE

Click here to view some of the latest photos from Singapore.

MEN’S TENNIS FROM BASEL: RAFA & DIMITROV BOTH LOSE, EPA PHOTO GALLERY CHOSEN BY ALEJANDRO

Check out these EPA photos from the men's Swiss Indoors Tennis Tournament in Basel.

DAVID FERRER AND ANDY MURRAY MAINTAIN PACE FOR LONDON, & GET HELP FROM DAVID GOFFIN BY RICKY DIMON

It was an ideal Friday afternoon for David Ferrer and Andy Murray. The two World Tour Finals hopefuls won their respective quarterfinal matches at the Valencia Open and also saw fellow London contender Milos Raonic lose to David Goffin in Basel. Ferrer and Murray are now set to face each other on Saturday in a match that will have significant London implications.

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