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Santoro loses first-round match

Associated Press

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

PARIS -- Fabrice Santoro walked off the court at the French Open for the last time Wednesday, ending his record-tying run of 20 straight appearances at Roland Garros. The 36-year-old Frenchman played only eight minutes Wednesday before completing a first-round loss to Christophe Rochus of Belgium 6-3, 6-1, 3-6, 6-4. The match had been suspended Tuesday because of darkness. "When I started my career on court No. 10 in 1989, I did not imagine at all that I would hold the microphone in my hands 2 ...

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