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  • TORONTO -- D. Redskins Signed Jerseys .C. United officials played down a knee appointment for Canadian international Dwayne De Rosario, saying it was just a precaution. "Assessment on my knee today. Hope for positive result!:)," tweeted the star midfielder. De Rosario, the MLS MVP in 2011, missed the last six weeks of the 2012 regular season after straining knee ligaments on international duty with Canada. Asked about De Rosarios tweet, D.C. United coach Ben Olsen said the team just wanted to assess the knee before allowing the 34-year-old from Toronto to join the Canadian national team later this month for friendlies against Denmark and the U.S. "Its not a big deal ... Hes fine," Olsen told a media conference call. De Rosario, who had seven goals and 12 assists in 26 games last season, later tweeted: "Give thanks for all the positive tweets and all I can (say) is the kid is back. Cant wait to get forward into the mix..." The conference call was to announce the signing of 20-year-old Brazilian striker Rafael as a "young Designated Player" on loan for one year. Rafael arrives from Brazils Bahia. Rafael, who represent Brazil at the 2011 Pan-American Games, is the youngest current Designated Player in MLS and the second-youngest in MLS history after Fabian Castillo (18 when he signed with FC Dallas). Designated Players 20 years old or younger count as US$150,000 against the clubs salary budget. A DP aged 21 to 23 counts as $200,000 against the clubs salary budget. D.C. United, meanwhile, confirmed Wednesday that De Rosario will be considered a senior designated player this season. De Rosario made US$663,190 last season. Under league DP salary rules, only $368,750 of his salary counts against the teams salary cap. Redskins Womens Jerseys . 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But Im happy Ive managed to finish in good style." Ivanovic, whose best result this season was a semifinal appearance in Indian Wells in March, will be playing in her fifth quarterfinal. The 2008 French Open champion is looking for her 12th career title. Ivanovic will next face Serbian qualifier Vesna Dolonc, who advanced to her second career WTA quarterfinal by routing Romanias Simona Halep 6-1, 6-0. Top-seeded Stosur prevailed on a first-set tiebreaker and, 5-4 and 40-15 down on her serve in the second set, saved three set points before making the decisive break in the 11th game. The ninth-ranked Australian wrapped up the victory with a passing backhand crosscourt shot on her first match point. "We always play tough against each other," Stosur said. "But we didnt meet for a long time and we both seriously improved our tennis since our last meeting. "Today I had plenty of opportunities and chancees to finish the points off. Authentic Alfred Morris Jersey. And It was important to believe I was doing the right things and to receive the win as a reward." In Fridays quarterfinals, Stosur will face Klara Zakopalova of the Czech Republic Seventh-seeded Maria Kirilenko, the only Russian left in the womens draw, rallied from 5-1 down in the first set to beat Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan 7-5, 6-4. In the second round of the mens tournament, French qualifier Edouard Roger-Vasselin produced the biggest surprise of the event so far, saving four match points to beat Dolgopolov of Ukraine 6-3, 7-5, 7-6 (6). "It was a very close and a tough match," Roger-Vasselin said. "I survived four match points but also missed several easy shots on my match point before winning the match." The 20th-ranked Dolgopolov landed 10 aces to his opponents eight and had two match points, leading 6-5 and 40-15 in the second set, and two more at 6-4 on the tiebreaker. The Frenchman clinched victory with a forehand down the line. "It was tough for me to get into the match but then I had many chances in almost every game in the third set," Dolgopolov said. "Yet I failed to make a break. It was so simple -- I missed my chances and he has capitalized on his only one." Roger-Vasselin will next play Croatian veteran Ivo Karlovic, who served 16 aces to beat Alex Bogomolov Jr, 7-6 (11), 6-4, the last Russian left in the mens draw. Jerzy Janowicz of Poland advanced to the quarterfinals by beating seventh-seeded Carlos Berlocq of Argentina 6-3, 6-4. ' ' '

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