Swiss pair eliminates Holdren, Metzger
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Stein Metzger screamed, as if the noise would somehow keep the ball off the sand for an extra split second. He threw his body parallel to the ground, but the ball bounced inches out of his reach, as partner Dax Holdren looked on.
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Homecountry favorite Sebastien Grosjean and former No. 1 Gustavo Kuerten have withdrawn from the Masters Series-Paris, the final ATP Masters Series event of the year beginning on Oct. 30.
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BERNE, Switzerland  - The right-wing Swiss People's Party withdrew from the ruling coalition on Thursday after top party figure Christoph Blocher was ousted from the cabinet and a more moderate party rival took his place.
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Olympic silver medalist Ivica Kostelic wins super-combi for his first World Cup victory in three years while Bode Miller again crashes out of a race.
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Dax Holdren could only watch helplessly as partner Stein Metzger made a desperate dive for the ball, screaming as if the noise could stop it from hitting the sizzling sand.
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MALLORCA, Spain  - Dutchman Robert-Jan Derksen and Jean-Francois Lucquin of France dominated an exhausting second day at the Mallorca Classic on Friday.
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Zurich, Switzerland (Sports Network) - Former world No. 1 Venus Williams was an easy opening-round winner on Tuesday, while top-seeded Amelie Mauresmo decided to withdraw from the $1.
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World number one Roger Federer gave   Switzerland a 1-0 lead in their Davis Cup World Group playoff   match against Serbia on Friday, dismissing world number 92   Janko Tipsarevic 6-3 6-2 6-2.
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Venus Williams reached the second round of the Swisscom Challenge with a 6-2, 6-2 victory Tuesday over Karolina Sprem, who upset her in the second round at Wimbledon.
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Twins Bob and Mike Bryan of the United States stopped Spain&#39;s momentum in the Davis Cup final. The Bryans defeated Tommy Robredo and Juan Carlos Ferrero 6-0, 6-3, 6-2 on
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Michael Walchhofer won a men&#39;s World Cup super-G on Friday as Austrians pushed overall leader Bode Miller off the Val Gardena podium.
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Third-seeded Rainer Schuettler and fifth-seeded Paradorn Srichaphan advanced to the second round of the CA Trophy Wednesday, while former top 10 player Thomas Enqvist was eliminated.
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Tommy Haas of Germany defeated Xavier Malisse of Belgium, 6-4, 6-1 Tuesday in the first round of the Madrid Masters. Andre Agassi of the United States was due to meet Max Mirnyi of Belarus
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Swede Robin Soderling clinched the first ATP Tour title of his career when he tamed Belgium&#39;s Xavier Malisse 6-2 3-6 6-4 in the final of the Lyon Grand Prix on Sunday.
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The Irish duo of Paul McGinley and Padraig Harrington shot a 12-under 60 Thursday to share the lead with Austria's Martin Wiegele and Markus Brier after the first round of the team World Cup.
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Steven Holcomb of the United States and Ivo Rueegg of Switzerland tied for first place in a two-man bobsled World Cup race Saturday.
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Justine Henin rallied to defeat Nicole Vaidisova yesterday, 3-6, 6-3, 7-5, and advanced to the final of the Zurich Open today. The top-ranked Henin will play Tatiana Golovin, who defeated Francesca Schiavone, 6-0, 6-4, in the other semifinal.The 15th-ranked Vaidisova did not succumb easily.Henin dropped a set for only the second time since losing in the semifinals at Wimbledon. She also lost a set against Golovin before defeating her in a final in Germany earlier this month.Henin, a winner of 19 consecutive matches, has captured eight titles in 12 tournaments this season.In the final set, Henin broke to lead, 3-2. She converted the first of two break points by drilling a forehand to the baseline that Vaidisova could not return. Trailing by 5-3, Vaidisova saved two match points to hold serve. She then broke the next game.Henin had saved two break points, but she smashed a lazy lob into the net. The following point, Henin angrily threw her racket to the ground after hitting a backhand shot well wide.Henin finally broke for good the next game, putting Vaidisova on the defensive and ending the match with a forehand winner.