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STUTTGART, Germany -- Top-seeded Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia won his first title of the year by beating Juan Monaco of Argentina 6-4, 5-7, 6-3 in a rain-delayed Mercedes Cup final Sunday. Tipsarevic was the only top-10 player not to have won a tournament this year. The Serb is No. 8 in the world. The second-seeded Monaco was seeking his third title of the year. Tipsarevic surrendered a 4-1 lead in the second set after a brief rain delay and he also dropped his serve after a longer, 20-minute interruption in the third. He then won the next two games on Monacos serve to capture his first title on clay. "I really still dont believe I won the tournament," Tipsarevic said. "But I kept fighting until the end." The Serb was in full control of the second set after winning seven straight games, wasting a break point that could have given him a 5-0 lead. With the score 4-1 in his favour, Tipsarevic insisted on stopping play after a few drops of rain. The players never left the court but when play resumed after a few minutes, Monaco was a different player. He won the next 12 of 13 points, including all eight on Tipsarevics serve. The Argentine completed his comeback by breaking serve to win the second set on tiebreak. Tipsarevic broke serve first in the third but another downpour sent the players to the locker room for 20 minutes, with the Serb down 30-0 on his serve. When they returned, Tipsarevic again dropped his serve at love. He then broke back immediately, and took the match after Monaco sent a forehand into the net on Tipsarevics second match point. Cheap Jerseys From China . Pedro Rodriguez scored either side of Lionel Messis 73rd goal of the season as the Catalan club demonstrated the virtues -- quick-touch passing, intricate combinations and clinical finishing -- that marked Guardiolas four seasons at the helm. Cheap Jerseys Wholesale . Reid said Monday that Foles broke his throwing hand in the second quarter of a 27-20 loss to Washington, but returned to the game after X-rays at the stadium were negative. Vick hasnt played since suffering a concussion during a loss to the Cowboys on Nov. http://www.dancewithmeusa.com/hot.html . The two sides held a cordial meeting for more than two hours in another round of negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement before the current one expires on Sept.ASHBURN, Va. -- Washington Redskins coach Mike Shanahan said Monday that Robert Griffin III has a mild sprain of a ligament in the right knee and hasnt been ruled out for the upcoming game against the Cleveland Browns. Shanahan said the injury is a Grade 1 sprain of the lateral collateral ligament on the outside of the knee, caused when the rookie quarterback was hit at the end of a scramble late in regulation in the Redskins 31-28 overtime win Sunday over the Baltimore Ravens. Shanahan says Griffin has mild swelling and is receiving treatment multiple times a day. "Hes definitely not ruled out for the Cleveland game," Shanahan said. The LCL is one of four ligaments in the knee. A Grade 1 sprain typically means the ligament is stretched or has some minor tears. The most severe knee injury usually associated with sports is a season-ending torn ACL, the anterior cruciate ligament.dddddddddddd Griffin tore the ACL in his right knee while playing for Baylor in 2009, but Shanahan said Griffins reconstructed ACL "looks great" and that theres "no problem there." Fellow rookie Kirk Cousins will start if Griffin cant. Cousins threw a touchdown pass with 29 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter and ran in the game-tying 2-point conversion after Griffin was hurt. "Both of them will have a game plan," Shanahan said. "And obviously Robert can do some things in the running game that Kirk cant." The Redskins (7-6) have won four straight and trail the New York Giants by one game in the NFC East. ' ' '