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METZ, France, Sept. 22 (UPI) -- Fifth-seeded Frenchman Fabrice Santoro and sixth-seeded German Benjamin Becker were first-round losers Tuesday at the Open de Moselle.
Santoro, a 36-year-old who plans to retire at the end of this season, lost to Belgian Christophe Rochus 0-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-3). Becker lost to Russian Evgeny Korolev 6-2, 6-3.
Eighth-seeded Croat Ivan Ljubicic, the 2005 champion, avoided an upset by rebounding to beat French qualifier Sebastien De Chaunac 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (7-1).
Also Tuesday, Frenchman Richard Gasquet defeated German Michael Berrer 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (7-5); Frenchman Thierry Ascione beat countryman Adrian Mannarino 7-6 (7-5), 6-4; and Frenchman Marc Gicquel beat Swiss Roman Valent 6-3, 6-1.
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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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NEW YORK, June 1 (UPI) --
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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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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HOLMES BEACH, Fla., June 1 (UPI) --
Employees at a Florida grocery store restrained a Cuban sandwich thief by sitting on him until authorities arrived, police say.
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