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Todd Woodbridge, who defeated Canadian Daniel Nestor 7-6 (7-2) 7-6 (7-4), and Mark Philippoussis, a 6-3 6-4 winner over Bohdan Ulihrach of the Czech Republic, also advanced and will meet in Friday's quarter-finals. | [
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Third-seeded Wayne Ferreira of South Africa defeated Tim Henman of Britain 6-4 6-4 after a three-hour evening rain delay and fifth-seeded Thomas Enqvist of Sweden won his third-round match, eliminating Petr Korda of the Czech Republic 6-3 6-4. | [
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Ferreira and Enqvist play in a Friday night quarter-final. | [
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Two Americans, seventh seed Todd Martin and unseeded Alex O'Brien, will meet on Friday after winning matches on Thursday. | [
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Martin overcame Cedric Pioline of France 2-6 6-2 6-4 and O'Brien beat Mikael Tillstrom of Sweden 6-3 2-6 6-3. | [
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" If you really look at the match, " said the 12th-ranked Washington after losing to the 70th-ranked Rafter, " I never really got a chance to play because he was serving big and getting in close to the net. | [
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" He was also able to handle my serve pretty easily because my (first) service percentage was only in the 40s. | [] |
Put those two things together and you get a loss . " | [] |
Rafter missed 10 weeks after wrist surgery earlier this year and the time away from tennis has given him a new perspective. | [
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" Before when I was on tour, I always felt I had to be in bed by 9:30 or 10 o'clock and I had to be up at a certain time, " Rafter said . " | [
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Now I can go to bed at at midnight or wake up at seven in the morning. | [] |
I just don't have as many set routines and it's made me a happier person . " | [] |
Martin was pleased with his victory over Pioline, his first in five meetings with the 11th-ranked Frenchman . " | [
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It's always difficult to win a match when you lose the first set, especially against someone you have never beaten, " he said. | [] |
" I got more aggressive in the second and third sets and the wind picked up and that also affected things because Cedric definitely went off a little bit . " | [
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The 26-year-old O'Brien, who won the ATP Tour stop in New Haven last week, has now won 18 of his last 20 matches, dating back to qualifying rounds in Los Angeles in late July. | [
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He ranks 76th after being 285th four weeks ago. | [] |
" I feel I'm hitting the ball well even though I'm having more mental letdowns than I did last week, " O'Brien said . " | [
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] |
But I'm still competing well . " | [] |
" I got a lot of first serves in, " said Enqvist about his victory over Korda . " | [
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I didn't miss that many shots and he was making the mistakes . " | [] |
Still marvelling at an exciting 64-stroke rally he won in the last game of his second-round match against Javier Sanchez of Spain on Tuesday, Enqvist joked, " Today against Petr there were about 64 strokes in the whole match. | [
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It was mostly short points . " | [] |
TENNIS - RESULTS AT CANADIAN OPEN. | [
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TORONTO 1996-08-22 | [
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] |
Results from the Canadian Open | [
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"label": "MISC",
"start_index": 17
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] |
tennis tournament on Thursday (prefix number denotes seeding): | [] |
Third round | [] |
3 - Wayne Ferreira (South Africa) beat Tim Henman (Britain) 6-4 | [
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{
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{
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... |
6-4 | [] |
4 - Marcelo Rios (Chile) beat Daniel Vacek (Czech Republic) 6-4 | [
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{
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{
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{
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... |
6-3 | [] |
5 - Thomas Enqvist (Sweden) beat Petr Korda (Czech Republic) | [
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... |
6-3 6-4 | [] |
Patrick Rafter (Australia) beat 6 - MaliVai Washington (U.S.) | [
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6-2 6-1 | [] |
7 - Todd Martin (U.S.) beat 9 - Cedric Pioline (France) 2-6 6-2 | [
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6-4 | [] |
Mark Philippoussis (Australia) beat Bohdan Ulihrach (Czech | [
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Alex O'Brien (U.S.) beat Mikael Tillstrom (Sweden) 6-3 2-6 | [
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},
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6-3 | [] |
Todd Woodbridge (Australia) beat Daniel Nestor (Canada) 7-6 | [
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{
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... |
(7-2) 7-6 (7-4) | [] |
RUGBY UNION - MULDER OUT OF SECOND TEST. | [
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JOHANNESBURG 1996-08-23 | [
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Centre Japie Mulder has been ruled out of South Africa's team for the second test against New Zealand in Pretoria on Saturday. | [
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Mulder missed the first test in Durban with back spasms and failed a fitness check on Thursday. | [
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But new Springbok skipper Gary Teichmann has recovered from a bruised thigh and is ready to play, coach Andre Markgraaff said. | [
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Mulder's absence means that Northern Transvaal centre Andre Snyman should win his second cap alongside provincial colleague Danie van Schalkwyk. | [
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Wing Pieter Hendriks is expected to retain his place, following speculation that Snyman would be picked out of position on the wing. | [
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The line-up would not be announced until shortly before the start, Markgraaff said. | [
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BADMINTON - MALAYSIAN OPEN BADMINTON RESULTS. | [
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KUALA LUMPUR 1996-08-23 | [
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Results in the Malaysian | [
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Open badminton tournament on Friday (prefix numbers denote | [
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"start_index": 0
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seedings): | [] |
Men's singles, quarter-finals | [] |
2 - Ong Ewe Hock (Malaysia) beat 5/8 - Hu Zhilan (China) 15-2 15-10 | [
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9/16 - Luo Yigang (China) beat Jason Wong (Malaysia) 15-5 15-6 | [
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{
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] |
Ijaya Indra (Indonesia) beat P. Kantharoopan (Malaysia) 15-6 5-4 | [
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{
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... |
9/16 - Chen Gang (China) beat 9/16 - Hermawan Susanto (Indonesia) | [
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{
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15-9 15-7 | [] |
TENNIS - INJURED CHANDA RUBIN OUT OF U.S. OPEN. | [
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NEW YORK 1996-08-23 | [
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Promising 10th-ranked American Chanda Rubin has pulled out of the U.S. Open Tennis Championships with a wrist injury, tournament officials announced. | [
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{
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The 20-year-old Rubin, who was to be seeded 11th, is still suffering from tendinitis of the right wrist that has kept her sidelined in recent months. | [
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] |
Rubin's misfortune turned into a very lucky break for eighth-seeded Olympic champion Lindsay Davenport. | [
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{
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Davenport had drawn one of the toughest first-round assignments of any of the seeded players in 17th-ranked Karina Habsudova of Slovakia. | [
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But as the highest-ranked non-seeded player in the tournament, Habsudova will be moved into Rubin's slot in the draw, while Davenport will now get a qualifier in the first round, according to U.S. Tennis Association officials. | [
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Rubin is the third notable withdrawal from the women's competition after 12th-ranked former Australian Open champion Mary Pierce and 20th-ranked Wimbledon semifinalist Meredith McGrath pulled out earlier this week with injuries. | [
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... |
Men's Australian Open champion Boris Becker will also miss the year's final Grand Slam with a wrist injury. | [
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BASEBALL - MAJOR LEAGUE STANDINGS AFTER THURSDAY'S GAMES. | [
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NEW YORK 1996-08-23 | [
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] |
Major League Baseball | [
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"start_index": 0
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] |
standings after games played on Thursday (tabulate under won, | [] |
lost, winning percentage and games behind): | [] |
AMERICAN LEAGUE | [
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"start_index": 0
}
] |
EASTERN DIVISION | [
{
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"label": "MISC",
"start_index": 0
}
] |
W L PCT GB | [] |
NEW YORK 72 54 .571 - | [
{
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"label": "ORG",
"start_index": 0
}
] |
BALTIMORE 67 59 .532 5 | [
{
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"label": "ORG",
"start_index": 0
}
] |
BOSTON 64 64 .500 9 | [
{
"content": "BOSTON",
"label": "ORG",
"start_index": 0
}
] |
TORONTO 59 69 .461 14 | [
{
"content": "TORONTO",
"label": "ORG",
"start_index": 0
}
] |
DETROIT 45 82 .354 27 1/2 | [
{
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"label": "ORG",
"start_index": 0
}
] |
CENTRAL DIVISION | [
{
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"label": "MISC",
"start_index": 0
}
] |
CLEVELAND 76 51 .598 - | [
{
"content": "CLEVELAND",
"label": "ORG",
"start_index": 0
}
] |
CHICAGO 69 60 .535 8 | [
{
"content": "CHICAGO",
"label": "ORG",
"start_index": 0
}
] |
MINNESOTA 63 64 .496 13 | [
{
"content": "MINNESOTA",
"label": "ORG",
"start_index": 0
}
] |
MILWAUKEE 60 68 .469 16 1/2 | [
{
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"label": "ORG",
"start_index": 0
}
] |
KANSAS CITY 58 71 .450 19 | [
{
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"label": "ORG",
"start_index": 0
}
] |
WESTERN DIVISION | [
{
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"start_index": 0
}
] |
TEXAS 74 54 .578 - | [
{
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"start_index": 0
}
] |
SEATTLE 65 61 .516 8 | [
{
"content": "SEATTLE",
"label": "ORG",
"start_index": 0
}
] |
OAKLAND 62 68 .477 13 | [
{
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"label": "ORG",
"start_index": 0
}
] |
CALIFORNIA 59 68 .465 14 1/2 | [
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"label": "ORG",
"start_index": 0
}
] |
FRIDAY, AUGUST 23 SCHEDULE | [] |
SEATTLE AT BOSTON | [
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{
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{
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CALIFORNIA AT BALTIMORE | [
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"label": "ORG",
"start_index": 0
},
{
"content": "BALTIMORE",
"label": "LOC",
"start_index": 14
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] |
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