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Vikings' Asher Allen retires at age 24


BASTAD, Sweden, July 9 (UPI) -- Second-seeded Fernando Verdasco of Spain and No. 4 seed Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic moved on to the quarterfinals Wednesday in the Swedish Open.
Verdasco led Ervin Elescovic 6-0, 4-2 when the Swede withdrew because of a leg injury.
Berdych defeated former Australian Open winner Thomas Johansson 7-6 (7-2), 6-2.
Unseeded Italian Potito Starace took out former world No. 1 Marat Safin of Russia 7-6 (7-4), 3-6, 6-4.
In another second-rounder, qualifier Bjorn Rehnquist of Sweden eliminated countryman MIchael Ryderstedt 6-3, 7-5.
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