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Former NBA player Orlando Woolridge arrested for theft
TOKYO, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- Kei Nishikori survived a tight three-set match Tuesday in first-round play of the $869,000 Japan Open Tennis Championships in Tokyo.
Nishikori outfought Robert Kendrick, 7-6 (7-3), 6-7 (5-7), 6-2. Neither player faced a break point until the third set. Nishikori was able to save both break points he faced and broke Kendrick's serve twice in the decisive set to win the match.
While Kendrick fell, three other Americans advanced to the tournament's second round. Jesse Levine took out Danai Udomchoke, 4-6, 6-1, 6-0; Bobby Reynolds defeated Tatsuma Ito, 6-3, 6-1, and Wayne Odesnik topped Kevin Kim, 6-4, 6-3.
Other winners Tuesday were Dudi Sela, Cecil Mamiit, Martin Slanar, Flavio Cipolla, Joseph Sirianni, Simon Stadler, Roko Karanusic and Yen-Hsun Lu.
The top 16 seeds, including No. 1-seeded and defending Japan Open champion David Ferrer, received first-round byes and have their first court action Wednesday.
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MINNEAPOLIS, June 2 (UPI) --
Minnesota Vikings fullback Jerome Felton was out on bail Saturday after being arrested for driving while intoxicated, jail records indicate.
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MONTECITO, Calif., June 3 (UPI) --
U.S. actress Drew Barrymore married art consultant Will Kopelman Saturday at her estate in Montecito, Calif., E! Online reported.
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MIAMI, June 1 (UPI) --
U.S. weather forecasters say the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season is expected to be about average, despite the rare late-May landfall of Beryl.
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