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S-HERTOGENBOSCH, Netherlands -- Third-seeded Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain emerged victorious from a marathon day at the grass-court Topshelf Open, advancing to the final with a 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (4) win over Juergen Melzer of Austria. Both players played twice Friday, finishing quarterfinals that had been suspended because of rain and darkness. Bautista Agut will play for his second ATP title after losing to Janko Tipsarevic in Chennai in 2013. He faces Benjamin Becker of Germany in the final. Becker, the 2009 tournament champion, served up 13 aces and beat Joao Sousa 6-3, 7-6 (3) in the other mens semifinal. "I like to play on grass and I dont know why but I often play my best tennis at this tournament," Becker was quoted saying on the ATPs website. The 8th-seeded Melzer broke Bautista Aguts service game to open the match and coasted through the first set. But in the second set it was Bautista Aguts turn to dominate the rallies. In the decider Bautista Agut surrendered his serve in the fourth game and threw his racket to the grass in disgust. After regrouping, he broke Melzer back in the following game, and went on to take the tiebreaker. In the womens tournament, Zheng Jie of China reached her first WTA final in 2 1/2 years when she beat Magdalena Rybarikova of Slovakia 6-1, 6-3. Zheng won in her last final appearance in Auckland, New Zealand, in 2012, for her fourth career title. She broke Rybarikova six times, and will meet qualifier Coco Vandeweghe of the United States in the final. Vandeweghe beat 2005 champion Klara Koukalova 6-4, 6-2 with nine aces. The American has a 1-1 record against Zheng and will play in only her second final, looking for her maiden title. Earlier Friday in the mens quarterfinals suspended overnight because of rain, Bautista Agut ended the title defence of seventh-seeded Nicolas Mahut of France 6-3, 4-6, 6-3. Melzer outlasted second-seeded Fernando Verdasco of Spain. Their match had been suspended at one set all, and Melzer prevailed 7-6 (3), 6-7 (6), 7-6 (9) after more than three hours. Despite losing the semifinal, the outing was Melzers best result since he returned to the tour in mid-April from a seven-month layoff for a shoulder injury. Nike NFL Jerseys Wholesale . The Raptors had an early deadline Sunday, a dreaded afternoon game, and they left the bulk of their work until the last minute, as theyve done so many times before. Wholesale China Jerseys Store . With the suspension, Nigeria is unable to take part in any kind of international fixtures. FIFA had issued a warning to the NFF last week after the federation was served with court proceedings from the government that prevented the NFFs president from running the NFFs day-to-day affairs. http://www.onlinejerseyscheap.com/ . -- The Washington Redskins coaching staff distanced itself from other coaches Thursday by siding with ownership -- and not the players -- in the NFLs labour dispute. Wholesale Jerseys Online . PETERSBURG, Fla. Wholesale Jerseys China . Following the Ford Womens World Curling Championship gold medal match that attracted record-breaking audiences to TSN, the networks exclusive live coverage of the tournament begins Saturday at 7am et/4am pt with Canadas opening draw against Denmark.Andy Murray faces Benoit Paire at the Monte Carlo Masters on Sky Sports 1 on Thursday while Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal are also in action. Having already beaten one Frenchman in the shape of Pierre-Hugues Herbert, it is another for Murray in the last 16 and a first career meeting with Paire.After a run to the semi-final in Marseille in February, Paire came into the event with just one win in his last four matches but has found form to beat Portugals Joao Sousa in the second round having seen off Inigo Cervantes in the first. Murray has never met Paire before but will be wary of his clay court threat, two of the Frenchmans four ATP finals have been on the red dirt including his only title in Sweden in 2015. Murrays Masters route We plot the Brits route to the final Roger Federer meets world number 17 Roberto Bautista Agut, a two-time winner on tour this year but Federer has a 100% record in their meetings having won all four previous encounters.The Swiss ace could be vulnerable with this his first event since returning from a knee injury and stomach illness, and his Spanish opponent is a lively threat.Plenty of French interest for the Country Club fans with five in singles action.Number four seed and 2014 champion Stan Wawrinka meets 15th seed Gilles Simon and there is an all-French affair with Jo-Wilfried Tsonga up against Lucas Pouille.Novak Djokovics conquerer Jiri Vesely meets another home favourite in the shape of Gael Monfils and 11th seed David Goffin plays Marcel Granollers. Monte Carlo Masters - Draw Top Half Jiri Vesely v Gael Monfils David Goffin v Marcel Granollers Roger Federer v Roberto Bautista Agut Jo-Wilfried Tsonga v Lucas Pouille Bottom Half Rafael Nadal v Dominic Thiem Gilles Simon v Stan Wawrinka Damir Dzumhur v Milos Raonic Benoit Paire v Andy Murray One to watchRafa Nadal takes on Dominic Thiem in a match that will be well worth watching, the Spaniard is hoping to recapture the form that took him to eight consecutive Monte Carlo titles between 2005-12.dddddddddddd.However Thiem is likely to prove formidable opposition having worked his way up the number 14 in the world rankings this year.The highly-rated Austrian has picked up two titles this year, both on clay winning in Acapulco and Buenos Aries and on his way to success in Argentina he beat Nadal in a thrilling semi-final.Nadal looked rock solid in victory over Aljaz Bedene and won the only other meeting between the pair which came at the French Open in 2014, but Thiem is a very different prospect these days. Surprise in storeDamir Dzumhur is making a habit of upsetting the big boys, far better than his ranking of 99 suggests, and is more than capable of causing problems for Milos Raonic in their third round encounter, having already beaten Tomas Berdych this week.The pair met in the last 16 in Miami where Raonic ended the Bosnians run in straight sets but Dzumhur had already seen off Rafa Nadal in Florida and will be hopeful of progress.Dzumhur had to qualify for this weeks event which means he has clay-court matches under his belt and adds to his threat while Raonics big serve should earn him the sought of cheap points that may be enough to squeeze through.In case you missed it Novak Djokovic lost, I repeat the world number one, defending champion and previously unbeaten Novak Djokovic was beaten by Czech world number 55 Jiri Vesely.You can watch all the action from Monte Carlo, live on Sky Sports 1 from 9.30am on Thursday morning.By purchasing a Sky Sports Day Pass for £6.99 or Sky Sports Week Pass for £10.99, you can enjoy access to all seven Sky Sports channels and watch on a TV with a NOW TV Box or on a range of devices. 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