Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

Gael Monfils made the sacrifice this week for the French Davis Cup effort, changing his ambitious plan to play ATP singles in Acapulco, resting instead for the upcoming tie against Germany in Toulon.

Only two seeded players reached the last four in Dubai, including No. 2 Novak Djokovic. Standing in between Djokovic and a spot in the title match is Marcos Baghdatis.

Novak Djokovic has managed to escape the upset bug in Dubai through two rounds. On Thursday he will do battle with Ivan Ljubicic for a spot in the semifinals.

Ivan Ljubicic upsets Jo-Wilfried Tsonga on Wednesday night to reach the Dubai quarterfinals. Ljubicic is joined there by Marin Cilic, who held off Stefan Koubek in straight sets.

Novak Djokovic comes back from a set deficit to beat Viktor Troicki on Wednesday afternoon in Dubai. Michael Berrer also advances as Nikolay Davydenko retires with a wrist injury.

Tsonga comes after a victory against fellow Frenchman Michael Llodra where he didn't showed his best tennis, his serve didn't looked too great and there …

Novak Djokovic and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga are one win each away from a quarterfinal showdown in Dubai. They will go up against Viktor Troicki and Ivan Ljubicic, respectively, on Wednesday.

By Sports Network Russian star Nikolay Davydenko and flashy Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga were among Tuesday's first-round winners at the $2.233 million …

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga wins a tight first-set tiebreaker against Michael Llodra on Tuesday night in Dubai before Llodra retires from the match. Llodra was coming off a long week in Marseille in which he won both singles and doubles titles.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga will kick off his Dubai campaign on Tuesday evening, and it most likely will not be a routine start. His opponent is fellow Frenchman and Marseille champion Michael Llodra.