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SAO PAULO, Brazil -- Top-seeded Tommy Haas retired with a shoulder injury while losing 6-3, 3-2 to Paolo Lorenzi of Italy in the Brazil Open semifinals on Saturday. Nike Air Max 1 Dam Vita . Haas said he "felt a lot of pain" in his right shoulder when he slammed his racket to the ground in frustration after losing his serve at 3-3 in the first set. He kept playing despite needing medical treatment several times, and finally gave up after going down another break in the second set. The 12th-ranked German said the pain was "getting worse during the match" and it didnt allow him to "compete the way" he wanted. "After I threw my racket when I got broken at three-all I felt a lot of pain in my shoulder and it never really got away," the 35-year-old Haas said. "The pain was getting worse. And the smart players decision has to be not to continue, unfortunately." Haas said he has been frustrated with shoulder problems and admitted it could play a factor on when to stop playing. "Ive had three shoulder injuries and one elbow injury, so my shoulder is not the youngest, not the way it needs to be," Haas said. "Im very happy that I can still play at a high level, but sometimes the shoulder is very, very tired, very, very stiff, and it tells me not to continue. But Ill try to play as long as I can, hopefully for the rest of the season, then we will see." The 32-year-old Lorenzi, ranked 114th, will play in his first ATP final against 61st-ranked Federico Delbonis of Argentina, who got past home-crowd favourite Thomaz Bellucci of Brazil 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-4 in 2 hours, 9 minutes. Lorenzi had previously never advanced past the quarterfinals. "When I started this tournament I never thought that I would be playing in the final," Lorenzi said. "Now tomorrow lets see what happens. Right now Im just happy to be in this final." Rafael Nadal elected not to defend the title this week. He chose to play in the first Rio Open, which he won last week. Nike Air Max 90 Herr Rea .53 ERA in those games. On Tuesday night, he pitched seven solid innings and finally got his first victory as the Royals beat the Houston Astros 4-2. "Im just really proud for him because that was like his fifth time hes gone for his first win and hes had an opportunity to win ballgames two or three times and we couldnt hold it for him," Royals manager Ned Yost said.Nike Air Max 1 Dam . Niese pitched seven steady innings on a rainy Tuesday night and Daniel Murphy had three hits to lead New York to a 6-1 victory over the Phillies.SUDBURY, Ont. - Jason Dickinson had a four-point game as the Guelph Storm defeated the Owen Sound Attack 6-3 in Ontario Hockey League play Monday. Dickinson scored twice and added two assists for the league-leading Storm (46-10-3), which led 3-0 after the first period. Scott Kosmachuk also scored a pair for Guelph, with Robby Fabbri and Kerby Rychel adding singles. Kyle Hope scored two for the Attack (26-26-7), and Holden Cook chipped in a goal. Guelph got 33 saves in net from Matthew Mancina.. Nike Air Max 90 Dam Online. Owen Sounds Jack Flinn meanwhile stopped 27 shots. --- OTTERS 3 WOLVES 2 SUDBURY, Ont. — Andre Burakovsky scored in the third period to move Erie ahead for good against the Wolves. Spencer Abraham and Joel Wigle also scored for the Otters (44-13-2). Evan de Haan and Nicholas Baptiste replied for Sudbury (30-20-9), which lost its third straight. Otters goaltender Oscar Dansk made 22 saves, while at the other end of the ice Franky Palazzese stopped 25 shots. cheap nfl jerseys cheap jerseys ' ' '