Les Mousquestaires is a docu-series that follows Gilles Simon, Richard Gasquet Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Gael Monfils around on tour. This episode follows the foursome from their Davis Cup tie against the Czech Republic to the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami. Luckily, it ends before the apocalypse of Monte-Carlo.

To warn you, it is in French, but I am sure you will get the gist of it even if you do not speak French. More than anything, it is pretty funny.

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Djokovic upsets Federer.
Max Mirnyi and Andy Ram are the doubles champions.
A maturing del Potro upsets Nadal.
Gasquet has another career to fall back on if the tennis thing doesn't work out.

Andy Murray bested Novak Djokovic 6-2 7-5 in the Championship match. The match lasted 102 minutes. It was an overall solid performance for Murray.

In the opening set, Murray dominated, and Djokovic mishit a lot of balls. Murray struck first with a break in first game after a Djokovic mishit. The set went downhill quickly from there.

It looked like the beginning of a tragedy after Murray broke Djokovic in the first game of the second set. The trainer game out after game one, and it looked like the audience would be treated to another Djokovic retirement.

Djokovic instead came out from the timeout and broke Murray back. Unforced errors creeped into Murray’s game, and Djokovic started attacking Murray’s second serve. Djokovic then rattled off four games in a row. Murray hung around and stepped up his groundstokes and serve. Murray woke up in time to break back in game nine, which set up the hold for the tie at 5-5. He then cruised to victory from there.

The victory is Murray’s 11th career ATP title and third ATP Masters title and puts him only 170 points behind Djokovic. Over the next two months, Murray has only 520 points to defend while Djokovic has 2800 points to defend. The next two months occur during the clay season, Murray’s weakest surface. He still should be able to overtake Djokovic sooner rather than later.

As for Djokovic, it is never good when a player follows up a solid performance with a dud. Djokovic did save face in the second set. I know he is human, but he also wants to be world number one. His team is going to have to do something about his aversion to the heat if he wants to stay competitive with the big boys. Conversely, his win over Federer will keep Federer honest and not let the other players take him for granted. Djokovic is doing better than before, but he still has a ways to go to return to his original form.

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Doubles Championship
M. Mirnyi (BLR)/A. Ram (ISR) def. A. Fisher (AUS) S. Huss (AUS) 6-7(4) 6-2 10-7

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Max Mirnyi of Belarus and Andy Ram of Israel beat the Aussie duo of Ashley Fisher and Stephen Huss 6-7(4) 6-2 10-7 in the Sony Ericsson Open doubles final. Mirnyi and Ram, who are currently 10th in ATP Doubles Team Rankings, earned their second title together and first ATP World Tour Masters title. The duo almost won another Masters title in Indian Wells two weeks ago when they lost to Mardy Fish and Andy Roddick in the final.

The win was gravy for Belarus after Victoria Azarenka won the women’s singles championship title earlier in the day.

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A. Fisher (AUS) S. Huss (AUS) vs. M. Mirnyi (BLR)/A. Ram (ISR)

3 Novak Djokovic (SRB) def. 2 Roger Federer (SUI) 3-6 6-2 6-3
4 Andy Murray (GBR) def. 6 Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) 6-1 5-7 6-2

Juan Martin del Potro started the match out sluggish in the opening set and was definitely tired from playing Rafael Nadal in a thriller the night before. It did not help that he was hitting everything into the net and could not hold onto his serve.

On the other end of the court, Andy Murray came out looking sharp. He moved and hit the ball well. It also did not hurt that he was keeping almost every ball in play. It is no surprise that Murray won the first set 6-1.

In the second set, del Potro started to keep more balls in play and was able to break Murray first. Murray broke back quickly. Both players then settled in and battled evenly for most of the set. By game five, the Argentine looked reinvigorated, and the crowd got behind him. He started to hit and serve better. Del Potro then struck again in game twelve for the break and the set 7-5.

In the third set, the two players were more evenly matched and were slugging it out from the baseline. Del Potro was back to playing the game that helped him overtake Nadal the night before. This did not last because Murray managed to break del Potro in the fifth game. He cruised from there to take the set and the match 6-1 5-7 6-2.

Murray will meet Nokak Djokovic in the championship on Sunday. Djokovic leads their head-to-head 4-2 with Murray winning the last two matches. Let’s hope both players keep up their level of play because the match could be a real shootout.

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Novak Djokovic upset Roger Federer 3-6 6-2 6-3 after 206 minutes of play. There were 10 breaks of serve in the match with Djokovic breaking Federer 6 times.

This was a good win for Djokovic who had been struggling this year partially because of changing racquets, which had affected his confidence. It also shows that he might be back in the mix with Nadal, Federer and Murray. He seems to think so from his post match interview:

I think I play on a much higher level these days and I'm playing with more confidence and self-belief. Hopefully I can continue that in the upcoming match.

Let’s just hope Djokovic and Juan Martin del Potro keep their level of play up for the year, so we might have an exciting year of tennis. Now, if the Musketeers could get it together, then the year could be electrifying.

I guess a girl can dream.

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Singles Semifinals
2 Roger Federer (SUI) vs. 3 Novak Djokovic (SRB)
4 Andy Murray (GBR) vs. 6 Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG)

Singles Quarterfinals
6 Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) def. 1 Rafael Nadal (ESP) 6-4 3-6 7-6(3)
4 Andy Murray (GBR) def. 8 Fernando Verdasco (ESP) 6-1 6-2

Doubles Semifinals
A. Fisher (AUS)/S. Huss (AUS) def. 1 B. Bryan (USA)/M. Bryan (USA) 7-6(6) 6-4
M. Mirnyi (BLR)/A. Ram (ISR) def. J. Knowle (AUT)/J. Melzer (AUT) 4-6 7-6(8) 10-6

The marquee match between Andy Murray and Fernando Verdasco did not quiet live up to expectations. In the end, it turned out to be a routine win for Murray in straights sets 6-1 6-2 after 75 minutes of play. Injuries plagued Verdasco during the match, but that was the least of his problems. The Spaniard did not serve well and could not keep the ball inside the court or out of the net.

Murray will meet Juan Martin del Potro in the semifinals and currently leads their head-to-head 2-0. This could be a real shootout if del Potro plays like he played earlier.

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Prior to this match, Rafael Nadal had won all four of his meetings against Juan Martin del Potro without losing a set. The Argentine had done well last year to end the year ranked world number nine. Although he is currently ranked seventh in the world, the knock on Del Potro is that he fades against the top tier players. It was only going to be a matter of time before the 19-year-old made some adjustments and surprised someone.

Del Potro won in Auckland at the beginning of this year. In his next tournament, Roger Federer killed him in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open where he only won three games in the entire match. He lost routinely to Rafael Nadal in straight sets last week at Indian Wells.

On paper, this match looked like it was going to be another routine win for Nadal. Gabriela Sabatini (some of the WTA ladies, please take some notes on how not to be sleazy) was in attendance, and she must have provided some inspiration for the young Argentine.

In the opening set, del Potro went toe-to-toe with Nadal, and the set was even after eight games. The Argentine broke Nadal in the ninth game and held serve to take the first set 6-4.

In the second set, del Potro struck first with a break in third game. It looked like it was going to be lights out for Nadal, but the Spanish giant woke up. Nadal then rallied to win five games in a row and then cruised to take the second set 6-3.

Nadal jumped to a 3-0 lead in the third set. It looked like del Potro was going to fade away. The Argentine struck back by winning four games in a row to bring the set to 4-3. He had the crowd behind him and was back to giving the Mallorcan trouble.

Del Potro started serving bigger and returned to going toe-to-toe in groundstrokes with Nadal, like in the first set. He then began to give Nadal a taste of his own medicine and began to move Nadal around to eventually pull him off the court to set up the winner. Instead of finishing off points at the back of the court, he began to come forward to emphatically cut off points at the net, which proved to be fatal for the Spaniard. Nadal tried to reassert himself in the match and tried to pull del Potro off the court, but the Argentine only came up with bigger shots.

Nadal then held serve to stop the Argentinean run and level the set to 4-4. The level of Nadal’s serve dropped in the twelfth game, and del Potro had two match points in no time. Nadal staved off three match points during this game to hold serve and take the set to a tiebreak.

During the tiebreak, the two players were tied at two when the ball slid over the net to fall on del Potro’s side after a Nadal forehand, which gave the Spaniard a mini-break. It looked like it was going to be lights out for the youngster, but del Potro broke back on both of Nadal’s service points to jump ahead 4-3. The young Argentine never looked back and went on to take the tiebreak, the set and the match 6-4 3-6 7-6(3).

This is del Potro’s first big win over one of the top four, and it will take him to world number five next week. It was great to watch him ratchet up his game for the win against the world number one. Let’s hope he keeps this up and starts giving the top four some much needed trouble this year.

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Singles Quarterfinals
1 Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs. 6 Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG)
4 Andy Murray (GBR) vs. 8 Fernando Verdasco (ESP)

Doubles Semifinals
1 B. Bryan (USA)/M. Bryan (USA) vs. A. Fisher (AUS)/S. Huss (AUS)
M. Mirnyi (BLR)/A. Ram (ISR) vs. J. Knowle (AUT)/J. Melzer (AUT)

Singles Quarterfinals
2 Roger Federer (SUI) def. 5 Andy Roddick (USA) 6-3 4-6 6-4
3 Novak Djokovic (SRB) def. 10 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 6-3 6-4

Doubles Quarterfinals
1 B. Bryan (USA)/M. Bryan (USA) def. 6 B. Soares (BRA)/K. Ullyett (ZIM) 7-6(1) 6-4
J. Knowle (AUT)/J. Melzer (AUT) def. R. Hutchins (GBR)/J. Kerr (AUS) 6-3 6-1
M. Mirnyi (BLR)/A. Ram (ISR) def. J. Benneteau (FRA)/J. Tsonga (FRA) 7-6(1) 7-6(5)
A. Fisher (AUS)/S. Huss (AUS) def F. Cermak (CZE)/M. Mertinak (SVK) 64 36 10-6

After losing four consecutive matches against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Novak Djokovic finally prevailed. Djokovic beat Tsonga solidly 6-3 6-4. The Serb will most likely go onto play Roger Federer in the semifinals where he will need to step up his game. Federer currently leads their head-to-head 7-2.

Djokovic is struggling this year after changing racquets, and this is his first solid win against a top player this year. At the beginning of the year, Djokovic was on course to overtake Roger Federer for the number two spot but then fell behind after unsuccessfully defending his Australian Open title. Instead of chasing down Federer for the world number two spot, he is now staving off Andy Murray for his three spot, which he has held for over 19 consecutive months. Only 570 points currently separate the two players.

In order for Murray to pass Djokovic next week, he will have to win the tournament this week, and Djokovic will have to lose in the semifinals. Murray will first have to get past Fernando Verdasco in the quarterfinals tomorrow in the grudge match of the Australian Open quarterfinals where Verdasco upset Murray.

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A spotlight on Gilles Simon (Tennis.com)
Indian tennis officials assure the Australian Davis Cup team and the ITF of their security concerns (ESPN)
More discussion about Federer's quest for the reclamation of the number one spot (Boston Herald)
Marat Safin brings some reality to this discussion (MVN)

Singles Quarterfinals
2 Roger Federer (SUI) vs. 5 Andy Roddick (USA)
Head-To-Head: 16-2
3 Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs. 10 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA)
Head-To-Head: 1-4

Doubles Quarterfinals
1 B. Bryan (USA)/M. Bryan (USA) vs. 6 B. Soares (BRA)/K. Ullyett (ZIM)
R. Hutchins (GBR)/J. Kerr (AUS) vs. J. Knowle (AUT)/J. Melzer (AUT)
M. Mirnyi (BLR)/A. Ram (ISR) vs. J. Benneteau (FRA)/J. Tsonga (FRA)
F. Cermak (CZE)/M. Mertinak (SVK) vs. A. Fisher (AUS)/S. Huss (AUS)

Singles Round of 16
1 Rafael Nadal (ESP) def. 16 Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) 7-6(2) 7-6(4)
2 Roger Federer (SUI) def. Q Taylor Dent (USA) 6-3 6-2
3 Novak Djokovic (SRB) def. 21 Tomas Berdych (CZE) 6-3 6-2
4 Andy Murray (GBR) def. Viktor Troicki (SRB) 6-1 6-0
5 Andy Roddick (USA) def. 9 Gael Monfils (FRA) 7-6(2) 6-4
6 Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) def. 11 David Ferrer (ESP) 6-3 6-2
10 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) def. 7 Gilles Simon (FRA) 6-7(4) 6-3 6-2
8 Fernando Verdasco (ESP) def. 18 Radek Stepanek (CZE) 6-2 6-2

Doubles Second Round
F. Cermak (CZE)/M. Mertinak (SVK) def. 4 L. Dlouhy (CZE)/L. Paes (IND) 6-3 6-3
M. Mirnyi (BLR)/A. Ram (ISR) def. 7 J. Coetzee (RSA)/ W. Moodie (RSA) 7-6(4) 3-6 10-8
R. Hutchins (GBR)/J. Kerr (AUS) def. M. Damm (CZE)/R. Lindstedt (SWE) 6-3 6-3
A. Fisher (AUS)/S. Huss (AUS) def T. Parrott (USA)/F. Polasek (SVK) 7-6(3) 7-6(4)

Singles Round of 16
1 Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs. 16 Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI)
2 Roger Federer (SUI) vs. Q Taylor Dent (USA)
3 Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs. 21 Tomas Berdych (CZE)
4 Andy Murray (GBR) vs. Viktor Troicki (SRB)
5 Andy Roddick (USA) vs. 9 Gael Monfils (FRA)
6 Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) vs. 11 David Ferrer (ESP)
7 Gilles Simon (FRA) vs. 10 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA)
8 Fernando Verdasco (ESP) vs. 18 Radek Stepanek (CZE)

Doubles Second Round
[4] L Dlouhy (CZE) / L Paes (IND) vs F Cermak (CZE) / M Mertinak (SVK)
[7] J Coetzee (RSA) / W Moodie (RSA) vs M Mirnyi (BLR) / A Ram (ISR)
R Hutchins (GBR) / J Kerr (AUS) vs M Damm (CZE) / R Lindstedt (SWE)