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(7-5) in a semifinal match to advance to the Lyon Grand Prix final against French teenager Gael Monfils who defeated countryman Sebastien Grosjean 6-4...
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Tennis
RODDICK UPSET: Top-seeded Andy Roddick was upset by Fabrice Santoro in the first round of the Lyon Grand Prix on Wednesday.
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Oh, put him out of his misery!" cried Yaiyia, hands over her eyes, when [Fabrice Santoro] scored a point. She respected his wily effort too much to watch him continue to hope for a victory. In the match's waning points, however, the irrepressible grin on Santoro's face let us know that he wasn't laboring under any delusions about his chances.
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By Jim Fuller Register Staff
NEW HAVEN -- With a little smirk on his face and a certain glimmer in his eye, there can be little doubt that Fabrice Santoro is embracing the sense of the unknown after so many years of having his life so structured in his 20-year professional tennis career.
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NEWPORT, R.I. -- Second-seeded Fabrice Santoro captured his second straight Hall of Fame Tennis Championships title Sunday, beating Prakash Amritraj 6-3, 7-5 to become the second player since 1990 to win an ATP event after his 35th birthday.
In winning his sixth career title, the 35-year-old Santoro became the oldest player to win the tourney on the International Hall of Fame's grass courts. Andre Agassi won three events in 2005 when he was 35 years old.
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MELBOURNE, Australia - Roger Federer was prepared to be entertained against Fabrice Santoro. The Swiss star even chimed in.
Santoro's wily courtcraft, anticipation and phenomenal retrieving have carried him through a record 62 Grand Slam tournaments, but he was no match for Federer when they shared the stage at the Australian Open.
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Roddick riles foe
Andy Roddick was putting the finishing touches on his opening- round blitzing of Fabrice Santoro when a serve got away from him and led to the Frenchman not contesting the final point.
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Roger Federer was prepared to be entertained against Fabrice Santoro. The Swiss star even chimed in.
Santoro's wily courtcraft, anticipation and phenomenal retrieving have carried him through a record 62 Grand Slam tournaments, but he was no match for Federer when they shared the stage Thursday at the Australian Open.
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MELBOURNE, Australia - Roger Federer was prepared to be entertained against Fabrice Santoro. The Swiss star even chimed in.
Santoro's wily courtcraft, anticipation and phenomenal retrieving have carried him through a record 62 Grand Slam tournaments, but he has no match for Federer when they shared the stage at the Australian Open.
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MELBOURNE, Australia - Venus Williams only looked sick. Fabrice Santoro had every right to be, but still had a smile on his face.
Williams, seeded eighth, advanced to the third round of the Australian Open with a lackluster 7-5, 6-4 victory over Camille Pin, committing 44 unforced errors and dropping her serve four games in a row.