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MADRID, Oct. 17 (UPI) -- Current No. 1 Roger Federer and former top-ranked Andy Roddick were second-round winners Tuesday at the Madrid Masters.
The top-seeded Federer defeated Chilean Nicolas Massu, the 2003 Madrid runner- up, 6-3, 6-2. Sixth-seeded Roddick got past Frenchman Sebastien Grosjean 6-4, 7-6 (7-3) at Madrid Arena.
Federer, reigning Wimbledon, U.S. Open and Australian Open champion, beat Roddick in last month's U.S. Open finale.
Federer is on a 15-match winning streak and is now 78-5 this season. The Swiss is trying to win at least 10 titles in a season for a third consecutive year.
Russian Marat Safin, last week's Moscow runner-up to Nikolay Davydenko, beat Jose Acasuso of Argentina 7-6 (7-5), 6-7 (4-7), 6-3.
Also, seventh-seeded Spaniard Tommy Robredo beat Juan Ignacio Chela" class="tpstyle">Argentine Juan Ignacio Chela 7-6 (7-2), 7-6 (7-3).
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PARIS, June 1 (UPI) --
Victoria Azarenka and Maria Sharapova, the world's top two ranked women's tennis players, picked up wins Friday at the French Open.
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NEW YORK, June 1 (UPI) --
U.S. author Lauren Weisberger is working on a sequel to her 2003 blockbuster novel, "The Devil Wears Prada," EW.com reported.
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HOUSTON, June 1 (UPI) --
The silhouette created as Venus transits the face of the sun Tuesday will be widely visible across seven continents, U.S. space officials said.
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HOLMES BEACH, Fla., June 1 (UPI) --
Employees at a Florida grocery store restrained a Cuban sandwich thief by sitting on him until authorities arrived, police say.
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