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Becker upsets fifth seed Wawrinka in first round

Associated Press

Monday, October 20, 2008

BASEL, Switzerland -- Fifth-seeded Stanislas Wawrinka was upset by German qualifier Benjamin Becker 3-6, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5) in the first round of the Swiss Indoors on Monday. Wawrinka served for the match at 5-4 in the second set, but Becker broke with two straight forehand winners. The 137th-ranked German saved two match points when serving at 5-6, and soon won with a backhand winner. The loss damaged Wawrinka's chances of qualifying for next month's Masters Cup in Shanghai. The 23-year-old ...

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