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Updated Friday, November 13, 2009 10:29 am TWN, AP



	Rafael Nadal, of Spain, returns the ball to Nicolas Almagro, of Spain, during the BNP Masters indoor tennis tournament in Paris, Wednesday, Nov. 11. (AP) Enlarge Photo

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Roger Federer loses in second round of Paris Masters

Del Potro will next take on 10th-seeded Fernando Gonzalez, who defeated John Isner of the United States 7-5, 7-6 (3).

Nadal, who has never won the Paris Masters, edged Almagro 3-6, 7-6 (2), 7-5, saving all the match points at the end of the second set.

Nadal started slowly and trailed 5-2 before losing the first set when he sent a forehand into the net. He then lost his serve twice in the second set but still managed to force a tiebreaker.

Nadal called for a physio during a changeover and was treated for a blister on his right foot. Almagro then looked set for his first victory in five matches against Nadal after leading 3-1 and then 5-3, but he injured his left thigh and barely was able to finish out the match.

Nadal will next face 14th-seeded countryman Tommy Robredo, who defeated Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic 6-4, 6-4.

Also, Novak Djokovic beat Juan Monaco of Argentina 6-3, 7-5, and ninth-seeded Robin Soderling of Sweden kept alive his slim hopes of qualifying for the eight-man ATP World Tour Finals by defeating big-serving Ivo Karlovic of Croatia 6-4, 7-6 (6).

Djokovic, coming off a win against Federer in the Swiss Indoors final last week, will play Arnaud Clement of France in the next round.

Davydenko and Soderling are among five players still in the running to secure the two remaining spots. The others are Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Fernando Verdasco and Gonzalez.

There were also wins for No. 12 Marin Cilic of Croatia, No. 13 Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic and No. 15 Gael Monfils of France.

Monfils beat David Guez 6-4, 7-5 in an all-French match, Stepanek thrashed Viktor Troicki of Serbia 6-4, 6-0, and Cilic rallied to beat Lukasz Kubot of Poland 6-7 (3), 6-4, 6-2.

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