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Santoro reaches second round

Associated Press

Thursday, July 9, 2009

NEWPORT, R.I. -- Two-time defending champ Fabrice Santoro of France won his rain-delayed opening-round match, beating Italy's Flavio Cipolla 6-3, 7-5 at the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships on Thursday. Santoro, 36, the oldest singles player on the ATP Tour, had his match postponed by heavy rain Tuesday and halted in the first set Wednesday. The second-seeded Santoro will face 2002 Newport champ Taylor Dent in the second round Friday. "I feel like they are very happy to see me back," said Sa ...

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