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Ailing King Fahd visits Switzerland

This content was published on May 21, 2002 The Saudi king has, in fact, not visited Geneva since he acceded to the throne 20 years ago, despite having a massive palatial complex built in one of the city’s most exclusive suburbs. A Saudi source was quoted as saying that the king, who suffered a debilitating stroke in 1995, might undergo knee surgery during…

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Rosset misses out on Paris

This content was published on May 21, 2002 Rosset (ATP 114) was beaten in three sets (6-3, 4-6, 3-6) by Morocco’s Karim Alami (ATP 227) during Tuesday’s first round of qualifying. The 31-year-old former Swiss number one has always described the Paris tournament as his favourite on the circuit and celebrated his greatest Grand Slam performance there when he reached the semi-finals in…

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Geneva plans massive Escalade celebrations

This content was published on May 21, 2002 The Escalade is Geneva’s national holiday, its Bastille Day and July 4th. It commemorates the day – December 11, 1602 – when this fiercely independent Protestant state repelled the invasion force of the Catholic Duke of Savoy. The Escalade, one of the most authentic historical re-enactments in Europe, is normally a sober – if atmospheric…

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Swiss help renovate Albanian hospital

This content was published on May 21, 2002 Since 1993, Caritas has supported the hospital, originally known as the Distrofik Hospital, in the Albanian capital Tirana. It treated malnourished and handicapped children, as well as orphans and abandoned children. Like much of the Albanian health service, it was poorly staffed and equipped, and the young patients often lay for hours unattended in their…

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Swiss juniors back on track

This content was published on May 20, 2002 Bernard Challandes’ young side had their work cut out for them against the talented Portuguese who saw three great goalscoring chances rebound off the Swiss woodwork. But following almost relentless pressure in the first half, the Swiss were able to forge ahead in the second. The decisive moment owed as much to the visitors’ carelessness…

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Hingis operation “a success”

This content was published on May 20, 2002 “The operation went well and I’m very pleased,” said her doctor, Dr Heinz Bühlmann. Prognosis unknown However it is too early to tell whether the 90-minute operation fixed the torn and loose ligaments in her left ankle. “Martina’s foot is stabilised but it could take six to eight weeks to heal,” Bühlmann said. The former…

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Swiss juniors back on track

This content was published on May 20, 2002 Although Switzerland were supposedly enjoying home advantage, the setting for Monday’s match was more akin to Lisbon than Zurich. Bathed in blazing sunshine, the Hardturm stadium appeared to have been annexed for 90 minutes by Switzerland’s large Portuguese community who outsung and seemed to even outnumbered the home fans. First half struggle The large vocal…

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French youngsters pull clear

This content was published on May 20, 2002 The French side notched up a 3-1 victory over Greece in Lausanne to all but guarantee themselves a place in the semi-finals with a game to spare. The irrefutable man of the match was Pierre-Alain Frau, who scored two of the three goals to help his side on to victory. Christos Patsatzoglou managed to pull…

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Federer masters Hamburg

This content was published on May 20, 2002 The 20-year-old from Basel, who on Saturday saw off his semi-final opponent, Belarus heavyweight Max Mirnyi, claimed a straight sets victory (6-1, 6-3, 6-4) over Russian sixth seed Marat Safin. It was Federer who looked in control from the start of the match, completely dominating his Russian opponent throughout the first two sets. Safin, who…

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