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Drumbeat: Ad Buzzaar
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Sunday, May 17, 1998
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Hingis upset
Anna Kournikova picked up the biggest win of her career on Saturday at the German Open, stunning top-seeded Martina Hingis in two hard-fought sets in the quarter-finals. Kournikova, let three match points slip away before ousting Hingis, 6-3, 7-6 (7-1) at the $ 926,000 event.
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Erratic Anand maintains lead
Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand survived a scare after a wrong move in the middle-game giving a slight advantage to Alexander Beliavsky. But his steely resolve saw him through to a draw, and maintained half a point lead after the fourth round in the Seventh Torneo Magistral Open Chess here last night.
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Atwal climbs to third spot
Indian pro Arjun Atwal had a superb day with a score of 67 and shot up into the third spot, behind American Jerry Smith and Chris Williams of England, in the penultimate round of the $ 200,000 Guam Open golf tournament at the Leo Palace Resort on Saturday.
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Indonesia win opener
Indonesia shrugged aside worries over the deteriorating political situation back home by making a winning start to their Thomas Cup men's team title. The Indonesians, who retained the title here two years ago with a 5-0 final win over Denmark, cruised to an easy 5-0 victory over the Netherlands in their opening Group `B' match.
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