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Mahut Opens 's-Hertogenbosch Title Defence

Two-time defending champion and seventh seed Nicolas Mahut began his campaign Monday at the Ricoh Open with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Dennis Novikov. Mahut struck 15 aces to Novikov's 13, as he extended his winning streak at this ATP World Tour 250 tournament to 14 matches (including 2015 qualifying). “Grass is coming back, so smile is coming back again to my face,” said Mahut in an interview with TENNiS Magazine Netherlands. “When I come here [after Roland Garros], I feel like it’s so quiet. I can rest. I can feel calm again. It’s not about tennis-wise, it’s everything around it. I feel much better.” The Frenchman, who next meets Yen-Hsun Lu or Evgeny Donskoy, also won the 's-Hertogenbosch title as a qualifier...

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Federer Returns In Stuttgart; Cilic Leads Ricoh Open Field

10 THINGS TO WATCH IN STUTTGART Grass Circuit Opens: The six-tournament grass-court circuit leading into Wimbledon begins in Stuttgart and ’s-Hertogenbosch. The inaugural Stuttgart event was in 1898, with Mercedes-Benz assuming the role of title sponsor in 1979. This is the third year the event is being played on grass. Federer Leads Field: Roger Federer is one of four Top 20 players who will receive first-round byes. The other Top 4 seeds are Grigor Dimitrov, Tomas Berdych and wild card Lucas Pouille. Roger Returns: Federer is playing in his first event since winning the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title in Miami on 2 April. The Swiss star is 19-1 this season and on an 11-match win streak. In his...

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