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INDIAN WELLS, Calif., March 13 (UPI) -- James Blake and David Nalbandian both won in straight sets Friday, advancing to the second round of the BNP Paribas Open.
Blake posted a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Daniel Gimeno-Traver, needing only 55 minutes to prevail at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden.
Nalbandian, who has been as high as third in the world rankings, defeated qualifier Stefan Koubek 6-2, 7-6 (7-2).
Others advancing to the second round included Victor Hanescu, Sergiy Stakhovsky, Thiemo De Bakker, Andres Seppi, Michael Russell, Ricardo Mello, Paul-Henri Mathieu, Arnaud Clement and Evgeny Korolev.
The 32 seeded players in this Masters Series event received byes past the first round.
Roger Federer is seeded No. 1, followed by Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (UPI) --
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MESA, Calif., Feb. 10 (UPI) --
Jesse Farrelly, the 20-year-old son of filmmaker Bobby Farrelly, has died in Costa Mesa, Calif., after a long battle with drug addiction, his family said.
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ST. PETERSBURG, Russia, Feb. 10 (UPI) --
A water sample from Lake Vostok, hidden under Antarctic ice for millions of years, has been presented to Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, scientists say.
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OTTAWA, Feb. 10 (UPI) --
A village in Canada with a population of 34 is disputing its disappearance as reported in Statistics Canada's census figures released this week.
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