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No. 98 Fish upsets top-ranked Federer

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) No. 98 Mardy Fish stunned No. 1 Roger Federer 6-3, 6-2 Saturday in the Pacific Life Open semifinals. Read the full story . . . ...full story at Japan Times

from Japan Times on Sun, Mar 23 2008

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