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Winning ugly okay for Gulbis on LA return
Winning ugly was fine by fifth-seeded Latvian Ernests Gulbis in a triumphant return to the ATP Tour at the LA Open on Monday.
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Los Angeles International results
Results from Los Angeles International first round matches on Monday (prefix denotes seedings): 6-Janko Tipsarevic (Serbia) beat Santiago Giraldo (Colombia) 6-1 6-0 5-Ernests Gulbis (Latvia) beat Lukas Lacko (Slovakia) 7-5 7-5 Rainer Schuettler (Germany) beat 7-Horacio Zeballos (Argentina) 6-3 3-0 (Zeballos retired)
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WTA Tour Bank of the West Classic Results
A U.S. Open Series event Monday At The Taube Family Tennis Center Stanford, Calif. Purse: $700,000 (Premier) Surface: Hard-Outdoor Singles First Round Agnieszka Radwanska (3), Poland, def. Chanelle Scheepers , South Africa, 7-5, 4-6, 6-3. Olga Govortsova , Belarus, def. Alla Kudryavtseva , Russia, 6-1, 6-1. Dominika Cibulkova , Slovakia, def. Hilary Barte , United States, 6-2, 6-2. Doubles First ...
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WTA Bank of the West Classic Results
STANFORD, California (AP) -- Results Monday from the Bank of the West Classic, a $700,000 WTA event played outdoors on hard courts at the Taube Family Tennis Center= First Round Agnieszka Radwanska (3), Poland, def. Chanelle Scheepers , South Africa, 7-5, 4-6, 6-3. Olga Govortsova , Belarus, def. Alla Kudryavtseva , Russia, 6-1, 6-1. Dominika Cibulkova , Slovakia, def. Hilary Barte , United ...
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Stanford Classic results
Results from Stanford Classic first round matches on Monday (prefix denotes seeding): Dominika Cibulkova (Slovakia) beat Hilary Barte (U.S.) 6-2 6-2 3-Agnieszka Radwanska (Poland) beat Chanelle Scheepers (South Africa) 7-5 4-6 6-3 Olga Govortsova (Belarus) beat Alla Kudryavtseva (Russia) 6-1 6-1
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Gulbis, Schuettler win openers at Farmers Classic
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Ernests Gulbis and Rainer Schuettler won their opening matches in the Farmers Classic tennis tournament on Monday.
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Gulbis, Schuettler open with wins at LA
LOS ANGELES (AP)Ernests Gulbis and Rainer Schuettler won the opening matches in the Farmers Classic tennis tournament at UCLA Monday afternoon. Gulbis, at 21 the youngest player in the 28-man field, was a 7-5, 7-5 winner over 22-year-old Lukas Lacko of Slovakia and Schuettler, at 34 the oldest player in the event, was leading No.
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Gulbis, Schuettler open with wins at LA
Ernests Gulbis of Latvia and Germany's Rainer Schuettler won their opening matches in the Farmers Classic tennis tournament on Monday. Gulbis, at 21 the youngest player in the 28-man field, was a 7-5, 7-5 winner over 22-year-old Lukas Lacko of Slovakia, and Schuettler, at 34 the oldest player in the event, was leading No.
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ATP World Tour Farmers Classic Results
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Results Monday from the Farmers Classic, a $700,000 ATP event played on outdoor hard courts at Los Angeles Tennis Stadium at the University of California, Los Angeles= Singles First Round Rainer Schuettler , Germany, def. Horacio Zeballos (7), Argentina, 6-3, 3-0, retired. Ernests Gulbis (5), Latvia, def. Lukas Lacko , Slovakia, 7-5, 7-5.
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ATP World Tour Farmers Classic Results
A U.S. Open Series event Monday At Los Angeles Tennis Stadium at UCLA Los Angeles Purse: $700,000 (WT250) Surface: Hard-Outdoor Singles First Round Rainer Schuettler , Germany, def. Horacio Zeballos (7), Argentina, 6-3, 3-0, retired. Ernests Gulbis (5), Latvia, def. Lukas Lacko , Slovakia, 7-5, 7-5. ^MORE
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WTA Tour Rankings
WTA Tour Rankings Serena Williams, United States, 8475 Jelena Jankovic, Serbia, 5900 Venus Williams, United States, 5606 Elena Dementieva, Russia, 4670 Kim Clijsters, Belgium, 4510 Francesca Schiavone, Italy, 4285 Justine Henin, Belgium, 3415 Shahar Peer, Israel, 3175 Lucie Safarova, Czech Republic, 2135 Daniela Hantuchova, Slovakia, 2105 Petra Kvitova, Czech Republic, 1888 Dinara ...
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Paul Drexler
Some years ago Paul Drexler began his quest to solve the mystery of the father he adored, who died when Paul was a boy.
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Sid Lowe: The dark arts of sticker collecting
Never mind Mesut Ozil. Forget Thomas Mueller. And as for Keisuke Honda ... pah! The discovery of the World Cup was Danny Shittu.
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Naylor goes to Norway
Leeds skipper Richard Naylor has been included in Simon Grayson's 19-man squad to take on Bergen in Norway.
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WTA Tour Istanbul Cup Results
Monday At Sadi Gulcelik Spor Sitesi Istanbul, Turkey Purse: $220,000 (Intl.) Surface: Clay-Outdoor Singles First Round Stefanie Voegele , Switzerland, def. Yaroslava Shvedova , (4), Kazakhstan, 6-4, 7-6 (5). Vera Dushevina , Russia, def. Petra Martic , Croatia, 2-6, 7-5, 6-3. Andrea Petkovic (6), Germany, def. Pemra Ozgen , Turkey, 6-2, 6-1. Francesca Schiavone , (1), Italy, leads Anne ...
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U.S. Open Series Standings
U.S. Open Series Standings Mardy Fish, United States, 70 The U.S. Open Series links the performance of the top three men's and women's finishers at Series events to their performance at the US Open. First-place finishers will compete for up to an additional $1 million in bonus prize money. Second-place finishers will compete for up to $500,000 and third-place finishers will play for up to ...
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After Kosovo ruling, EU ministers talk up Serbia's prospects - Summary
Brussels - Austria, Italy and Slovakia talked up Serbia's European Union prospects on Monday, after the Balkan state's hopes of reversing the secession of its former province Kosovo were scuppered in the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
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U.S. Open Series Standings
Through July 25 Men 1. Mardy Fish , United States, 70 2. John Isner , United States, 45 3. Kevin Anderson , South Africa, 25 3. Andy Roddick , United States, 25 5. Taylor Dent , United States, 15 5. Lukas Lacko , Slovakia, 15 5. Xavier Malisse , Belgium, 15 5. Michael Russell , United States, 15 The U.S. Open Series links the performance of the top three men's and women's finishers at Series ...
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Leeds insist Paynter has not broken his leg
Leeds are monitoring the shin injury which has sidelined new signing Billy Paynter, but boss Simon Grayson insists the former Swindon striker has not broken his leg. Grayson has denied reports claiming the player had sustained a fracture during the recent friendly win against MFK Kosice, but the striker does faces a race to be fit for the start of the season. "Contrary to the different reports I ...
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Slovak Government Will Back CEZ Nuclear Project If State Funds Not Used
The new Slovak government will support the construction of a nuclear reactor in a joint venture with CEZ AS as long as the state wont need to co-finance the project, the Economy Ministry said.
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