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Gaudio wins Generali Open

KITZBUEHEL (Austria): Third-seeded Gaston Gaudio won the Generali Open on Sunday, defeating Fernando Verdasco of Spain 2-6, 6-2, 6-4, 6-4 in a rain-delayed match.

Verdasco saved eight match points before the Argentine finally ended the match in the rain.

``I am so, so happy. I was already in the final last year, but failed to win. I wanted to make up for it this time and it worked,'' said Gaudio, who lost to Nicolas Massu in last year's final.

The results:

At Kitzbuehel (Generali Open): Final: Gaston Gaudio bt Fernando Verdasco 2-6, 6-2, 6-4, 6-4. Semifinals: Fernando Verdasco bt Nicolas Massu 3-6, 6-3, 7-5; Gaston Gaudio bt Mariano Zabaleta 6-1, 6-1.

At Budapest (Tippmix Budapest Grand Prix): Final: Anna Smashnova bt Catalina Castano 6-2, 6-2. Semifinals: Anna Smashnova bt Jelena Kostanic 6-2, 6-0.

At Umag (Croatia Open): Semifinals: Carlos Moya bt Jiri Novak 6-4, 6-4; Guillermo Coria bt Filippo Volandri 4-6, 6-3, 6-2.

At Los Angeles (ATP Mercedes Benz Cup): Semifinals: Andre Agassi bt Juan Ignacio Chela 6-4, 6-2; Gilles Muller bt Dominik Hrbaty 4-6, 7-6(4), 6-1.

At Stanford (Bank of the West Classic): Semifinals: Venus Williams bt Patty Schnyder 2-6, 7-6(4), 6-2; Kim Clijsters bt Anna-Lena Groenefeld 6-4, 6-0. — AP

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