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BARCELONA, Spain -- Torontos Daniel Nestor and Serbian Nenad Zimonjic defeated Croatian Ivan Dodig and Marcelo Melo of Brazil 6-4, 6-4 on Saturday to reach the doubles final at the Barcelona Open, their first clay-court championship event in a year. Nestor, 41, will chase a fifth tournament title when he and Zimonjic, seeded fifth, play either Jesse Huta Galang of the Netherlands and Frenchman Stephane Robert or Italys Fabio Fognini and Austrian Jurgen Melzer. Nestor and Zimonjic needed just over an hour to win their semifinal event after last week losing in the semifinal round at Monte Carlo to Americans Bob and Mike Bryan, the worlds top-ranked team. Nestor won the Barcelona title in 2004 and 2006 with Mark Knowles and in 2009 and 2010 alongside Zimonjic. Dodig and Melo lost to Nestor and his partner in last years quarter-finals. Nestor and Zimonjic won the doubles title in Sydney in January before dropping the Dubai final a month later. "We played a good match and its great to get to the final," said Nestor, with the win giving his team a bye in the upcoming Madrid Masters. "We played well in the first set and got a lead in the second. "We lost the game at 5-2 by getting a bit impatient but were able to creep back into it at the end." Nestor and Zimonjic earned the opening set on a break in the fifth game and also broke Melo in the fifth game of the second set. But leading 5-2, their play slipped somewhat, allowing their opponents to rally and save two match points along the way. Nestor closed out match with consecutive aces in the final game. "Weve been playing well since the start on the clay, we might even have won some games with luck," Nestor said. "But we are on good form and playing solid. "I think weve had those qualities in both of our weeks on the clay." Nike Vapormax Damske . Scheffler told The Associated Press on Wednesday he made the choice because he had three concussions over the past four years. 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But Karim Benzema and Jese Rodriguez scored in each half for Madrid to come out of the first leg with the firm advantage.What was supposed to be the NFC Least has three winning teams.The NFC South was pegged as a division for outsiders to avoid for fear of getting swallowed up, yet its been mediocre.Same for the NFC North.Just some early season machinations or a trend that will continue into the colder months?Its ludicrous to make long-range judgments about the entire NFL season in early October. The way things have gone in recent years, such assessments often dont fit even in early December.Still, the way the NFC divisions have shaped up through five weeks ranges from predictable to stunning.Heres a breakdown of the NFC, division by division:NFC EASTNothing is more surprising than this sector, where Dallas (4-1) heads to Seattle on Sunday with a chance to establish itself as a true contender. And later that night, the Giants (3-2) visit the Eagles (4-1) in a tantalizing, albeit early, showdown.Tony Romo doesnt want to put too much emphasis on one week in early fall, but the Dallas quarterback also sees a proving ground for his team.I think weve seen plenty of times one game isnt going to define your season at this point, says Romo, off to a strong start following back surgery. However, there are very important games and you know this game is a game that is a great test for us. Its going to be good to see our team come out with great energy and great enthusiasm and really see how we stack up. Normally no one stacks up very well there against them. So Im anxious to see how we do.The only losing team in this division so far is Washington, even though most prognostications saw the Eagles as the only likely playoff squad. Some thought the Cowboys would be down where the 1-4 Redskins are.The keys to success a€” and failure a€” are pretty obvious:a€”Cowboys RB DeMarco Murray is making like Emmitt Smith, with at least 100 yards rushing in each of the first five games. And a defence with no stars has allowed the fewest points in the division.a€”Philadelphias special teams have been, well, special. The Eagles have scored TDs on a kick return, punt return and two blocked punts. They also have three defensive TDs.The Eagles also dont panic when down; theyre the first team to rally from at least 10 points behind to win their first three games. Twice, they were down by 17.a€”After an 0-2 start, the Giants, especially Eli Manning, began finding comfort with their new, West Coast-style offence. They stopped committing a bunch of turnovers and began forcing them. Mostly, while their public was panicking, Tom Coughlin and his staff and players remained calm.a€”In Washington, a slew of injuries hasnt helped a€” starting with quarterback Robert Griffin III being sidelined in Week 2. The Reddskins can make big plays, but they give up many more such plays.dddddddddddd They also are minus-5 in turnovers, with growing pains under new coach Jay Gruden.NFC NORTHProjections of a three-team race between Green Bay, Chicago and Detroit might still pan out. If it does, it wont be because all three are dominating opponents.The Packers (3-2) have come on the past two weeks, or since QB Aaron Rodgers told everyone to relax. They have the playmakers on offence a€” Jordy Nelson has been the leagues best receiver so far a€” and that could be enough to overcome a spotty defence.Detroit (3-2) and Chicago (2-3) are the teams that need to settle down. Statistically, the Lions are among the leagues best. Yet they really arent consistent and few expect their defence to remain staunch.The Bears win or play it close when the Good Jay Cutler shows up. They have little chance when Bad Jay is behind centre, and their defence, despite all those off-season moves, remains so-so.Minnesota (2-3) has had turmoil with the Adrian Peterson case, and lots of injuries.NFC SOUTHGive Carolinas coaching staff tons of credit. The Panthers (3-2) seemingly lost the off-season, their talent base appeared diminished, and theyve had a major distraction, too, in the Greg Hardy case. Other than having 10 takeaways, the stats dont look like much.Yet they appear steadier than the Saints (2-3), Falcons (2-3) and Bucs (1-4).New Orleans has blown too many close games and is unreliable away from the Superdome. Atlanta is 0-3 on the road and cant stop the run, offsetting a good offence. Tampa Bay has gone the other way from Carolina, aggressively adding free agents, but then going bust.NFC WESTWhile not as potent as last year, this remains the best division and, barring injuries, should be the rest of the way.Neither the defending Super Bowl champion Seahawks (3-1) nor their archrivals a€” fair to say archenemies considering the dislike in both camps? a€” the 49ers (3-2), have been consistently at their best yet. Still, they are winning even though Seattle knows it certainly can cause more turnovers (only three so far) and San Francisco recognizes its passing game hasnt been on-target.The Cardinals (3-1) are more injury-plagued than any contender, but like the Seahawks and Niners, they are well coached, with an effective scheme on both sides of the ball.St. Louis (1-3) is the biggest disappointment in this sector. Like Arizona, its been ravaged by injuries, but the guys on the field have underperformed.Then again, the Rams were 1-3 a year ago and wound up 7-9, the best last-place team in football.Remember, its early.___AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP_NFL ' ' '