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INDIANAPOLIS, July 24 (UPI) -- Seventh-seeded American Robby Ginepri and eighth-seeded Benjamin Becker of Germany were eliminated from the Indianapolis Tennis Championships Monday.
Michael Berrer of Germany, a quarterfinalist in Los Angeles last week, ousted Ginepri 3-6, 6-2, 6-1, while Frank Dancevic of Canada beat Becker 6-4, 6-3. Ginepri won the event in 2005.
American Sam Querrey advanced in the $575,000 tourney by defeating Frenchman Julien Benneteau 7-6 (8-6), 6-1. Russian Evgeny Korolev knocked out veteran American Justin Gimelstob 6-2, 6-4. Juan Martin" class="tpstyle">Argentine Juan Martin del Potro beat American Amer Delic 7-5, 7-6 (7-5).
This week's top seeds are last year's runner-up and two-time champion Andy Roddick and defending titlist James Blake, who bested Roddick in last year's title match.
Roddick will play his first-round match Tuesday against fellow American Alex Kuznetsov. Blake will meet Swede Thomas Johansson.
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SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 14 (UPI) --
No. 5-seeded Kevin Anderson needed to win a pair of tiebreakers Monday in claiming a first-round win at the SAP Open tennis tournament in California.
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NEWARK, N.J., Feb. 14 (UPI) --
Dozens of fans stood in freezing temperatures along the sidewalks of Newark, N.J., to bear witness to the body of pop singer Whitney Houston being brought home.
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PITTSBURGH, Feb. 13 (UPI) --
Researchers say offshore wind farms planned for the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico face severe risks from hurricanes that could destroy half of them.
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