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YAS MARINA, Abu Dhabi -- Lewis Hamilton claimed a vital pole position for the championship showdown in Abu Dhabi on Sunday, beating Mercedes teammate and title rival Nico Rosberg by 0.303s.?Almost all of Hamiltons advantage came in the tight final sector of the lap, which features a series of awkward and technical off-camber corners. Hamilton improved in all sectors on his second attempt to set a 1:38.755, while Rosberg could only manage a 1:39.058, despite setting the fastest first sector of all.Although Hamilton will take encouragement from beating his teammate by such a convincing margin in the same machinery, Rosberg still holds the cards in the fight for the title. The German only needs a top three finish to secure his first world championship, while Hamilton has to hope two cars finish between him in first and Rosberg in fourth or lower.Red Bulls Daniel Ricciardo is set to be Rosbergs immediate rival in Sundays race after securing third on the grid with a lap 0.834s off Hamilton. Both Red Bulls will start the race on a harder compound tyre than the Mercedes drivers after opting to use super-softs in Q2 when the rest of the top ten were using ultra-softs. That should allow them to run longer into the race and could open up an opportunity to attack the Mercedes using tyre strategy.Ferrari will line up fourth and fifth, with Kimi Raikkonen beating teammate Sebastian Vettel by 0.057s. Vettel had looked as though he was on a lap capable of taking third in sectors one and two, but lost a chunk of time to Ricciardo and Raikkonen in the final sector. Max Verstappen made a mistake at Turn 11, forcing him to abort his flying lap, and as a result will start from sixth on the grid with super-soft tyres on his car.The Force Indias of Nico Hulkenberg and Sergio Perez will occupy row four of the grid ahead of Fernando Alonso in ninth and Felipe Massa in tenth for his final grand prix.Valtteri Bottas missed out on a place in Q3 by 0.040s after losing a chunk of time compared to teammate Massa in sector two. He will start ahead of Jenson Button, who will line up on the grid for what is expected to be his last race in 12th position. Esteban Gutierrez beat Romain Grosjean to 13th in their last qualifying session as Haas teammates, while Jolyon Palmer and Pascal Wehrlein both impressed by making the cut for Q2. They will start 15th and 16th, with Palmer losing a bit of potential lap time in Turn 8 while Wehrlein said he maximised the pace of his Manor.Daniil Kvyat missed out on a place in in Q2 by 0.117s to Wehrlein as Toro Rossos struggle continued following lost time to punctures during Friday practice. Kevin Magnussen finished 18th, 0.367s off Renault teammate Palmers Q1 time, and 0.105s ahead of Felipe Nasrs Sauber in 19th, who struggled with a power surge problem as he exited Turn 16. Esteban Ocon was 20th after setting a time 0.400s off teammate Wehrlein, with Carlos Sainz 21st in the second Toro Rosso. Marcus Ericsson will start last on the grid after a lock-up left him a quarter of a second adrift of the rest of the field.Hamilton trails Rosberg by 12 points and knows his best chance of claiming the title is to win on Sunday and hope his teammate finishes off the podium, meaning it was a vital pole under the lights at Yas Marina. Rosberg never beat Hamilton in any of the three qualifying sessions but Mercedes comfortable advantage over the rest meant he rarely had to worry about the Red Bull-Ferrari battle unfolding behind him.? Yeezy Boost China Wholesale . Vettel was 0.168 seconds faster than Red Bull teammate Mark Webber around the Suzuka circuit. Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg was two tenths of a second off Vettel. "The car balance is decent, but I think we can still improve," Vettel said. Replica Shoes China Wholesale . -- In a span of seven Washington Redskins offensive plays, Justin Tuck sacked Robert Griffin III four times. http://www.brandshoescheaponline.com/wholesale-air-max-china.html . Pettersen, winner of last years Evian Championships, had nine birdies and three bogeys, holding off a series of challengers led by Marion Ricordeau of France. The second-ranked Norwegian made her season debut after missing the LPGA Tours opening event last month in the Bahamas because of a shoulder injury. Nike Air Jordan 1 Wholesale Brand Shoes Cheap Online .ca looks back at the stories and moments that made the year memorable. PARIS -- Andy Murray?needed to scrap hard to beat Fernando Verdasco 6-3, 6-7 (5), 7-5 as he booked his place in the third round of the Paris Masters and continued his quest for the world No. 1 spot.The Briton can top the rankings if he wins the tournament and?Novak Djokovic does not reach the final -- but the Serb began his bid for a fourth straight Paris Masters title with a comfortable 6-3, 6-4 win against Gilles Muller of Luxembourg on Wednesday.Murray followed Djokovic on court but needed two and a half hours to beat Verdasco. It was his 12th win in 13 career matches against the Spaniard.It was scrappy stuff as both players conceded 25 break-point chances between them.Murray moved 4-2 up in the second set, but Verdasco forced a tiebreaker. During it, he led 5-1, but Murray fought back. When Verdasco eventually clinched it to level the match, Murray swiped his racket angrily through the air and then yelled at himself when he sat down.His frustration was not over yet, Verdasco fighting back after Murray had forced a break to lead 2-0 in the deciding set. However, the Scot broke him to love in the 12th game to win the match.Celebrating his earlier win, Djokovic tapped his hand against his heart and made a throwing gesture to all four sides of the court as if to share the moment with the crowd.Djokovic has a special bond with Paris, having won this tournament four times overall and having also clinched the French Open in June to complete his haul of all four majors.Its a real pleasure to come back to Paris after what I did at Roland Garros this year, Djokovic said. In the last few years Ive played my best tennis here.Djokovic saved the only break point he faced in the second serve and pounced at the right time.With the score 4-4 and 30-40, Muller sent down a strong serve that Djokovic returned powerfuully.dddddddddddd It seemed to surprise Muller, who whipped a forehand into the net to concede the game.The Serb sealed victory on his first match point with an ace straight down the middle.Not an easy opponent, definitely, because he serves and volleys, Djokovic said. I found the conditions quite quick, quicker maybe than they have been last year. So it was quite favorable.The 12-time Grand Slam champion faces Grigor Dimitrov in the third round and has a 5-1 career record against the 14th-seeded Bulgarian.With [his] big serve and forehand, he can hurt anybody, Djokovic said of Dimitrov.In Wednesdays last match, U.S. Open champion Stan Wawrinka took on Jan-Lennard Struff.Earlier, Kei Nishikori posted his 300th win to also reach the third round. The fifth-seeded Nishikori next faces 11th-seeded Jo-Wilfred Tsonga, who beat Spaniard Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-3, 6-4.David Goffin kept alive his slim chances of qualifying for the season-ending ATP final by defeating Nicolas Mahut 7-6 (5), 6-3, but the Belgian must win the title here to clinch one of two remaining spots.Among those who can still qualify is ninth-seeded Marin Cilic, who set up a third-round match with Goffin by winning 7-6 (7), 6-2 against Ivo Karlovic.Meanwhile, big-serving American John Inser had 12 aces in a 7-6 (4), 7-6 (4) win against 15th-seeded David Ferrer. It was only his second win in nine matches against the Spaniard, and both have been here.In other second-round matches, 13th-seeded Lucas Pouille beat Feliciano Lopez 6-7 (1), 6-3, 6-4; Jack Sock beat sixth-seeded Dominic Thiem 6-2, 6-4; Gilles Simon downed Roberto Bautista Agut 2-6, 6-1, 7-6 (6); and No. 16 Pablo Cuevas won 6-1, 6-2 against Paolo Lorenzi. ' ' '