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London, England (SportsNetwork.com) - Former finalist Juan Martin del Potro and Swiss slugger Stanislas Wawrinka were Mondays round-robin winners at the $6 million ATP World Tour Finals. The fourth-seeded del Potro was tested mightily by eighth seed Richard Gasquet before prevailing in the Day 1 nightcap, 6-7 (4-7), 6-3, 7-5, in 2 hours, 23 minutes. The tall Argentine broke for a 6-5 lead in the third set and then held his powerful serve to pickup the win. "Delpo" broke Gasquet four times, while the nifty Frenchman settled for two breaks in his first Tour Finals match in six years. The world No. 9 Gasquet corralled the final spot for this eight-man tournament last week. World No. 4 Andy Murray is missing the event after undergoing a recent back surgery. Meanwhile, making his debut at this lucrative event, the seventh-seeded world No. 8 Wawrinka knocked off sixth-ranked Tomas Berdych 6-3, 6-7 (0-7), 6-3 in 2 hours, 25 minutes at the prestigious season-ending event at Londons O2 Arena. The big-serving affair featured 27 aces, including 16 from the formidable Berdych. Wawrinka broke the fifth-seeded Berdych on two occasions and held his serve throughout on Monday. "My first impression was really, really nice to be here," Wawrinka said. "I saw that tournament so many times on TV. To win my first match here was something really special." This weeks four-player Group A features world No. 1 and U.S. and French Open champion Rafael Nadal, Roland Garros runner-up David Ferrer, the former Wimbledon finalist Berdych (0-1), and Wawrinka (1-0). Group B is comprised of Australian Open titlist Novak Djokovic, the former U.S. Open champ del Potro (1-0), 17-time Grand Slam winner Roger Federer, and Gasquet (0-1). The two-time champion Djokovic was last years big winner at The O2, beating the six-time Tour Finals champ Federer in the final. Djokovic and Federer are the only former champions in this years field. Nadal was the runner-up in 2010, Ferrer was the runner-up in 2007, and del Potro was a runner-up back in 2009. The .... Djokovic beat Ferrer in last weeks final at the Paris Masters and has won his last 17 matches overall. On Tuesday, Nadal will battle his third-seeded fellow Spaniard Ferrer and the second-seeded Djokovic will take on his sixth-seeded fellow former No. 1 Federer. Round-robin play will be staged through Saturday in London, with the semifinals on Sunday, and the final next Monday. The top-two players from each group will qualify for the semis. An undefeated champion this week would earn $1.923 million. Bradley Beal Jersey . The Cavaliers first-year forward will miss at least three weeks with a strained left knee, the latest setback for the No. Michael Jordan Jersey .Y. -- As if the worst start in franchise history isnt bad enough, Buffalo Sabres President Ted Black braced his teams win-starved fans for potentially more tough times. http://www.wizardsauthenticproshop.com/bradley-beal-wizards-jersey/ . "I love the game, its the best job you can have," he explained Tuesday as the players left Joe Louis Arena for the summer. "Ill sit down with my wife and well go from there. Authentic Juwan Howard Jersey . Bjoergen pulled away from Swedens Charlotte Kalla on the final straight to win in 38 minutes, 33.6 seconds and defend her title from the 2010 Vancouver Games. Kalla was 1.8 seconds back. Heidi Weng of Norway took bronze. Authentic Markieff Morris Jersey .Derrick Rose scored 23 points, and the Bulls pulled away from the Nets for a 105-80 victory on Wednesday night. Chicago held Brooklyn to 29 points on 26.East Lansing, MI (SportsNetwork.com) - Michigan State forward Branden Dawson suffered a stable, non-displaced fracture to his left wrist and will miss the teams next two games. Dawson suffered the injury in No. 25 Michigan States 66-46 win over Eastern Michigan on Wednesday. He scored his 1,000th-career point earlier in that contest. The school released details on Dawsons injury Thursday, saying he could be back in action for the start of the Big Ten season. I feel bad for Branden, as hes been practicing so well over the last few weeks, said MSU coach Tom Izzo.dddddddddddd But we also feel a bit fortunate when you look at the video from the game -- it certainly could have been worse. BJ has been a quick healer in the past, and we anticipate this being the same. On the season, Dawson is averaging 10.8 points and a Big Ten-best 8.5 rebounds per game. He will miss games against Texas Southern and The Citadel. Wholesale NFL Jerseys cheap nfl jerseys ' ' '