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Santoro beats Clement to win Marseille Open

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Posted: Sunday February 07, 1999 12:57 PM

Santoro won $72,000 with his victory at the Marseille Open. Gary M. Prior/Allsport

MARSEILLE, France (AP) -- France's Fabrice Santoro won the second title of his career Sunday, beating countryman Arnaud Clement 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 in the final of the Marseille Open.

The match's turning point came in the fourth game of the final set, when Clement, leading 2-1, failed to win any of his four break points.

Santoro held service before breaking Clement's service in the final game of the 2-hour, 23-minute match.

In the match between unseeded players, Santoro won an error-ridden first set in 43 minutes. In the second, Clement broke service in the third game and, after reaching set point eight times, won the set.

Santoro earned US$72,000. He won his first title last year at the Lyon Open.

 

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