Tennis: Nadal into quarters

Rafael Nadal kept winning the hard way at the Paris Masters yesterday, overcoming fellow Spaniard Tommy Robredo 6-3 3-6 7-5 to reach the quarter-finals. Nadal, who saved five match points before taming Nicolas Almagro in another all-Spanish battle on Wednesday, needed two hours and 20 minutes to shrug off a brave challenge from Robredo, seeded 14th in the indoor event. France will have two players in the quarter-finals for the first time since 1992 after 15th seed Gael Monfils posted a 6-4 6-3 win over Julien Benneteau.