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'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, Netherlands, June 15 (UPI) -- Defending champion David Ferrer was among Monday's first-round men's tennis winners at the Ordina Open in the Netherlands.
The third-seeded Ferrer beat Dutch wild card Jesse Huta Galung 6-2, 7-5. In last year's final, Ferrer won over Frenchman Marc Gicquel, who also advanced Monday with a 6-2, 6-3 decision over Belgian Steve Darcis.
Ferrer's second-round opponent is fellow Spaniard Oscar Hernandez, who advanced Monday with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Austrian Daniel Koellerer.
Second-seeded Spaniard Tommy Robredo was scheduled to play Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis Monday, but their opening-rounder was delayed because of rain and darkness.
In other action involving seeds, German Rainer Schuettler beat France's Nicolas Devilder 6-4, 7-6 (8-6); Frenchman Jeremy Chardy eliminated German Philipp Petzschner 6-1, 6-3; and France's Michael Llodra upset 2004 champion German Mischa Zverev 4-1, who retired because of a groin injury.
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CHICAGO, June 2 (UPI) --
Chicago White Sox television broadcaster Ken "Hawk" Harrelson Saturday apologized to an umpire for an on-air tirade, the Chicago Sun-Times reported.
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NEW YORK, June 2 (UPI) --
U.S. actress Valerie Bertinelli said she wants to lose five pounds so she can again fit into the green bikini she once donned on the cover of People magazine.
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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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