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Federer moves into 3rd round

PARIS (AP) Roger Federer overcame some late trouble Wednesday to reach the third round at the French Open, beating Thierry Ascione of France 6-1, 6-2, 7-6 (10-8). Read more . . . ...full story at Japan Times

from Japan Times on Fri, Jun 01 2007

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