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LONDON -- Canadian Daniel Nestor and partner Max Mirnyi of Belarus overcame Indias Rohan Bopanna and Pakistans Asian-Ul-Haq Qureshi in a 7-6 (2), 4-6, 11-9 (match tiebreak) victory on Sunday to begin group play at the ATP World Tour Finals. Nene Swingman Jersey . The win was particularly sweet, coming a week after Nestor and Mirnyi lost the Paris Masters final to the Bopanna-Qureshi team. "It was good to get that first win, especially after losing to them in Paris," said Nestor. "The difference was that today we started better." The 39-year-old Toronto native sealed the first of three group matches with an ace, which was ruled good by electronic linecalling. Nestor and Mirnyi still have to face the teams of Michael Llodra-Nenad Zimonjic and Mariusz Fyrstenberg-Marcin Matkowski before advancing out of Group B. The top two teams from both Group A and B move on to Saturdays semifinals. A championship at this tournament will be Nestors 75th career doubles title -- tied for sixth on the all-time Open-era list. He has played on three winning teams at the year-end ATP Tour Finals tournament. Nestor and Mirnyi had a tough opening set, twice going up a break but losing each. "We lost both of my serves to allow them to get back into the match," said Nestor. "Thats unacceptable. "Once we go up a break, that should be the set." Nestor and Mirnyi recovered in the match tiebreak, rallying from a 3-6 deficit to win on a second match point. Custom Wizards Jersey . Australian rider Michael Matthews retained the overall leaders pink jersey, with organizers deciding to clock the official times with one lap to go of a circuit in the southern city of Bari because of the rain-slicked road. Martell Webster Swingman Jersey . The incident occurred with 14 seconds left in the second period of Vancouvers 4-1 loss to San Jose on Thursday. Hertl was chasing the puck as it exited the Sharks zone. PORTLAND, Ore. -- Fresh off their surprising run in the playoffs, the Portland Trail Blazers have signed head coach Terry Stotts to a multi-year contract extension. Stotts led the Blazers to a 54-28 regular-season record, for the teams biggest improvement in team history. Portland made the playoffs for the first time since 2011, dispatching the Houston Rockets in six games, before falling to the San Antonio Spurs in five games in the Western Conference semifinals. The season wrapped up for the Blazers on Wednesday night with a 104-82 loss in San Antonio. "We werent expected to be in the position we were in the regular season. We werent expected to win the first round. So, it was a special year," Stotts said after the game. "I thought everyone of our stars had career yeears. Martell Webster Authentic Jersey. The young guys got better. We fought through adversity during the season. We made a strong push at the end of the year. There were so many positives about this season." Stotts has an 87-77 record in two seasons with the Blazers, after serving as an assistant with Dallas for four seasons, including the Mavericks championship in 2011. The Blazers finished 33-49 his first season. "Terry has done an outstanding job during his first two years with the organization," general manager Neil Olshey said in a statement. "This extension illustrates our confidence in him as our head coach as well as the Portland Trail Blazers continued commitment to building a model of consistency and stability." The terms of the deal were not disclosed. cheap nfl jerseys cheap jerseys cheap jerseys cheap jerseys cheap nfl jerseys wholesale jerseys ' ' '