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Becker upsets top seed Verdasco

Associated Press

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

DEN BOSCH, Netherlands -- Benjamin Becker celebrated his 28th birthday by upsetting top-seeded Fernando Verdasco 7-5, 7-6 (4) on Tuesday to reach the Ordina Open quarterfinals. Becker broke in the 11th game of the first set. He took advantage when Verdasco made a string of errors in the second-set tiebreak. "It is without doubt one of the biggest wins of my career," Becker said. Ivan Navarro defeated 2008 finalist Marc Gicquel 6-4, 3-6, 7-5, and Dudi Sela reached the quarterfinals at the gras ...

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