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ATP Tennis- Tsonga defeats Nalbandian and wins the Paris Masters The 23 years-old French Jo-Wilfried Tsonga delighted the tennis world this end of the year, by winning his first ATP Masters Series title in his home country at the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris. The Le Mans’ tennis player defeated the Argentine and defeating champion of last year, David Nalbandian 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, at the Bercy Sport Stadium in front of approximately 14,000 fans in the Paris Masters. WTA Tennis - Jankovic wins the Kremlin Cup and maintains her game at the top The top-seeded, 23-year-old Jelena Jankovic, obtained her third title in three weeks at the Kremlin Cup in Moscow Russia by defeating the Russian and 8th seeded of the world Vera Zvonareva 6-2,6-4. WTA - Jelena Jankovic’s Expectations for No.1 Spot & a Future Grand Slam Title The second best Serbian tennis player and US Open runner-up is considered by the experts the next player to achieve the top spot position in the WTA tennis rankings. 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