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SAO PAULO, Brazil -- Paolo Lorenzi of Italy reached his first ATP semifinal by upsetting fourth-seeded Juan Monaco of Argentina 7-6 (6), 6-7 (4), 6-4 at the Brazil Open on Friday. The 114th-ranked Lorenzi broke Monacos serve to go up 4-3 in the decisive set and held on to close the match in 2 hours, 34 seconds at the Ibirapuera Arena. The 32-year-old Italian squandered a match point before losing the second set, but was in control in the third to pick up the win. Lorenzi, who had 12 aces, made it to the semis for the first time after five quarterfinal losses in his career. The 43rd-ranked Monaco, a former top 10 in the world, was trying to win his 200th clay-court match. Custom New England Patriots Jerseys . Mike Ribeiro had a goal and an assist as Phoenix held on to snap a two-game losing streak with a 4-3 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Friday. Andre Tippett Jersey . -- Hal Steinbrenner says Alex Rodriguez is "a great player" and "obviously an asset," but the New York Yankees managing general partner wouldnt discuss the third basemans possible return to the team following a season-long suspension. http://www.patriotsjerseysauthentic.com/Julian-Edelman-Super-Bowl-Jersey/ . -- The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have released veteran guard Davin Joseph, a mainstay on their offensive line over the past eight seasons. Stephon Gilmore Jersey . -- The Atlanta Braves are facing the possibility of losing another pitcher for the season after general manager Frank Wren said Saturday that Cory Gearrin has a serious injury to his right elbow. Sony Michel Womens Jersey . -- Falcons running back Steven Jackson, who has missed the last four games with a hamstring injury, is expected to practice on Wednesday.Manchester United are enjoying an unprecedented period of dominance over rivals Liverpool in the league. Jose Mourinho will face Liverpool for the first time as Manchester United boss when they travel to Anfield for Mondays Sky Live fixture - aiming to extend a remarkable run of results.Under Brendan Rodgers, Liverpool recorded home and away wins over United in 2013/14 - but they are Liverpools only two victories in this fixture over the past 10 league meetings. But the dominance doesnt end there. Liverpool have just six league wins over United since April 2004. Nineteen of the past 27 league meetings have been won by the Manchester side, including a 1-0 win at Anfield in January this year.Its a trend which has developed since the 1980s, as the graph below shows. Previously, the teams were evenly matched in head-to-head fixtures. Average points won in Liverpool aand Manchester United head-to-heads Historically, United have the edge, too, with 67 league wins to Liverpools 55 since the teams first met in 1895.ddddddddddddThe Reds of Manchester have also scored more goals against their rivals, netting 233 goals compared to Liverpools 216 in these games.However, United failed to beat Liverpool home or away in March this year when the two sides clashed in the Europa League, with Liverpool winning 2-0 at Anfield and United, under Louis van Gaal, only managing a 1-1 draw at Old Trafford.The highest-scoring game between the teams came on March 25, 1908, when a Bill McPherson hat-trick and a brace apiece for Joe Hewitt and Bobby Robinson secured Liverpool a 7-4 win at Anfield.Liverpool also won 7-1 on October 12, 1895, when the sides were competing in the second tier of English football. Watch Liverpool v Manchester United live on Sky Sports 1 HD on Monday from 7pm. Also See: VOTE: Liverpool-Man Utd top 50 Red Monday ' ' '