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Monfils advances as Tipsarevic retires

Associated Press

Friday, September 25, 2009

METZ, France -- Top-seeded Gael Monfils reached the Open de Moselle semifinals when Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia injured his right ankle and retired on Friday. Monfils was leading their quarterfinal 6-1, 4-2 when Tipsarevic quit. Next up will be fellow Frenchman Richard Gasquet, who rallied to beat fourth-seeded Philipp Petzschner of Germany 6-7 (2), 6-1, 6-3. Petzschner served 16 aces but Gasquet managed to break him five times. Monfils and Gasquet, both 23 and based in Switzerland, will me ...

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