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Bhupathi advancesNEW DELHI: Mahesh Bhupathi came through a marathon three setter to shock No 182 Gaston Etlis and enter the fianl qualifying...

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Bhupathi advances

NEW DELHI: Mahesh Bhupathi came through a marathon three setter to shock No 182 Gaston Etlis and enter the fianl qualifying round of the Wimbledon qualifiers. He won 6-71, 6-4, 12-10. He now meets Christopher Van Garsse of Belgium, ranked No 132, and seeded fourth in the qualifying draw.Meanwhile, Nirupama Vaidyanathan crashed out to a talented 17 yr-old Yugoslavian Sandra Nacuk at 6-1, 6-4.

Golfer of year

MUMBAI: Professional golfer Vijay Kumar recieved the coveted Rs 4.8 lakh Mahindra Golfer of the Year Award for 1997-98 in New Delhi today, according to reports reaching here. Vijay had seven wins on the PGAI this year. Monish Bindra took the Rs 1 lakh Rookie of the Year Award.

 

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