Nadal, Federer, Djokovic advance in Paris

PARIS — World No 1 Rafa Nadal broke the stubborn resistance of Poland’s Jerzy Janowicz’s to win 7-5 6-4 and reach the last eight of the Paris Masters on Thursday.

In the semifinals of the Paris event — one of only three Masters titles the Spaniard has yet to win — Nadal faces local favourite Richard Gasquet who, along with Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka, have completed the ATP World Tour finals line-up.

Both players won their third-round matches at Bercy, but it was Canadian Milos Raonic’s defeat by Tomas Berdych that sent them into next week’s season-ending showdown in London.

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