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VALENCIA, Spain, April 15 (UPI) -- Top-seeded David Ferrer defeated fellow Spaniard Ivan Navarro in Spain's Valencia Open Tuesday, advancing to the second round.
Ferrer, who reached the tournament final in 2005, scored a 6-3, 6-4 win over Navarro and will next go against Pablo Anjujar, also from Spain.
Others advancing included two-time defending champion NIcolas Almagro and Tommy Robredo, both Spaniards, and Russian Marat Safin.
Almagro, the fifth seed, won his 11th straight match at the event, topping qualifier Miguel Angel Lopez Jaen, 7-5, 6-3.
Robredo, seeded No. 3, beat Albert Montanes, 6-3, 7-5.
Safin, once the world's top-ranked player, beat another former No. 1, Juan Carlos Ferrero, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4.
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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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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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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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Employees at a Florida grocery store restrained a Cuban sandwich thief by sitting on him until authorities arrived, police say.
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