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METZ, France -- Defending champion Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France overcame a slow start to beat Jesse Levine 6-3, 6-4 on Friday and reach the Moselle Open semifinals. The first five games were tightly contested and took 35 minutes to complete, with the American saving seven break points before the top-seeded Tsonga broke back and held for 3-2. "I had to be fully focused because Jesse was in good shape," Tsonga said. "Im happy with how I played and happy to reach the semifinals, even though Im still making a few mistakes." Levines resistance started to crumble after that and Tsonga broke him again before wrapping up the first set with an ace. Tsonga then hit five aces in a comfortable second set where he faced no break points. He faces eighth-seeded Nikolay Davydenko in the last four on Saturday after the Russian beat Ivo Karlovic of Croatia 6-7 (5), 7-6 (6), 6-0. Tsonga is looking for his second title of the year after winning in Doha in January, where he beat Gael Monfils in the final. He is eighth overall in the race to determine the eight players who will qualify for the season-ending ATP World Tour Finals in London. Tsonga could potentially face Monfils again in another final on Sunday. Monfils had earlier beaten second-seeded Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany 6-7 (3), 6-4, 6-4 to reach his first semifinal since February. Making his return at the indoor tournament in Metz after several months out with a knee injury, Monfils broke Kohlschreiber for the sixth time in the match before clinching victory on serve. "Im feeling the strain, but I want to rise above the tiredness and the pain," Monfils said. "Im surprising myself. I didnt expect to hold out for this long, but the Adrenalin helps." The Frenchman next faces fifth-seeded Andreas Seppi of Italy, who had a more comfortable 7-5, 6-2 win against Florian Mayer of Germany. Seppi played consistently, winning 97 per cent of points behind his first serve and breaking Mayer twice in each set. Nate Solder Jersey . -- Ontarios Glenn Howard is heading back to the Canadian mens curling championship. Alfonzo Dennard Jersey . It was her fourth game of the season, but the first game that I had been able to attend. Like many house league teams across the country, my daughters team plays a schedule of games over the course of the indoor season. http://www.footballpatriotsteamshop.com/womens-andre-tippett-nike-jersey-wg-61.html . Schultz, who made his professional hockey debut in October, recorded a point in each of his first seven games, totalling six goals and 12 points - leading the Barons in scoring. Brandon Bolden Jersey . Spach, a six-year NFL veteran, last played for St. Louis in 2011, appearing in 10 games and catching two passes. In addition to the Rams, hes also spent time with Arizona -- for whom he started 11 games in 2010 -- as well as New England and Philadelphia. For his career, hes caught 22 passes for 137 yards with no touchdowns. Jerod Mayo Jersey . The Office of the Commissioner of Baseball announced Wednesday that right-handed pitcher Jose Brito has been suspended for 50 games without pay after testing positive for Stanozolol, an anabolic steroid.HANNOVER, Germany -- Mesut Oezil scored two second-half goals to help Germany make a winning start in its World Cup qualifying campaign with a 3-0 victory over Faeroe Islands on Friday. The Germans laboured against an opponent that kept most of its men behind the ball for the majority of the Group C match.dddddddddddd Mario Goetze opened the scoring in the 28th minute and Oezil added goals in the 54th and 72nd for the European Championship semifinalist. ' ' '