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LONDON (AP) - American Robby Ginepri defeated British wild card Richard Bloomfield 6-4, 6-2 Monday in the first round of the Queen's Club grass-court championships.
Ginepri gained an early advantage at the Wimbledon warm-up tournament, breaking with a backhand winner to lead 2-1 before extending it to 4-1. Bloomfield earned his only break of the match in the next game.
Attacking the net and serving well, Ginepri broke to take a 3-2 lead in the second. He closed out the match by winning 12 of the final 14 points.
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