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Croatian Ljubicic claims ninth ATP title

Published: Nov. 1, 2009 at 12:07 PM
Ljubicic competes at the US Open tennis in New York

LYON, France, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia posted his ninth title on the ATP Tour Sunday with a straight-set victory in the Lyon Grand Prix in France.

Ljubicic, the No. 3 seed, defeated Michael Llodra of France, a wild card entrant, 7-5, 6-3.

The title was Ljubicic's first since he won a tournament in the Netherlands more than two years ago.

Llodra fell to 3-4 in ATP finals.

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