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Hass outlasts Malisse to win Delray International

Associated Press

Sunday, February 5, 2006

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. -- With the help of some broken racket strings, Tommy Haas beat defending champion Xavier Malisse 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (5) on Sunday to win the International Tennis Championships. Malisse's racket strings popped on a return at 6-5 in the third-set tiebreaker, sending the ball long and giving the fourth-seeded Haas his first title since 2004. Haas improved to 11-2 this year, with his only losses coming to top-ranked Roger Federer at Doha and the Australian Open. The 27- ...

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