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BUENOS AIRES, Feb. 19 (UPI) -- Jose Acasuso, seeking his first tournament triumph of the year after two close calls, easily advanced to the quarterfinals Thursday at the Copa Telmex.
The fifth-seeded Acasuso was a 6-4, 6-3 winner over Fabio Fognini, setting up a quarterfinal meeting with Oscar Hernandez.
Acasuso did not play in the Australian Open, but he reached the finals of the Movistar Open and semifinals of the Brazil Open. His win over Fognini boosted his match record this year to 8-2.
Hernandez reached the quarterfinals with a 3-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-0 victory over Diego Junqueira.
Maximo Gonzalez and Juan Monaco also moved into the quarterfinals. Gonzalez defeated Brian Dabul 6-3, 6-1 and Monaco outlasted Martin Vassallo Arguello 6-4, 2-6, 6-2.
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EPSOM, England, June 2 (UPI) --
Camelot dominated Saturday's Epsom Derby, drawing off to win by 5 lengths and giving the O'Brien family a first-ever father-son Derby win.
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TEL AVIV, Israel, June 2 (UPI) --
U.S. pop icon Madonna debuted an updated version of her infamous cone bra as she kicked off her latest world tour in Israel.
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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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ROME, June 2 (UPI) --
Dogs across Italy are wagging their tails as a new ice cream for man's best friend goes to market.
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