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Kratochvil and Gagliardi into quarters

This content was published on Oct 4, 2001 Kratochvil, the Swiss number two, saw off Germany’s Lars Bürgmuller in straight sets during the second round of the men’s draw while Gagliardi (WTA 98) needed three sets to down Indonesia’s Wynne Prakusya (WTA 87) in the women’s competition. Thursday’s 6-3, 6-2 victory over the world number 73 saw Kratochvil (ATP 57) breeze into the…

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Sports assess impact of Swissair’s demise

This content was published on Oct 4, 2001 Swissair says it has fulfilled all its sponsorship obligations for the year 2001, but that it is impossible to say what will happen to those contracts beyond this period. Any sponsorship commitments will have to be reviewed by the new company that emerges from the Swissair debacle, whether Crossair or another. Swiss Ski, as the…

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Swiss wins in Tokyo and Moscow

This content was published on Oct 3, 2001 Kratochvil, the fifth seed in Tokyo, faced Ota Fukarek, a Czech player ranked over 130 places below him in this year’s Champions Race. The difference in ranking was not reflected by the score. The Bernese player won the first set in a tiebreak, before losing the second 6-1. Kratochvil managed to break his opponent in…

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Geneva’s Musée Rath displays treasures from Aarau

This content was published on Oct 3, 2001 “All the significant artistic movements in recent Swiss art are represented, often by major works,” says Cäsar Menz, head of Geneva’s Art and History Museums. The exhibit actually comes from the Aarau Museum of Fine Arts, which houses one of the biggest and most complete collections of 20th Century Swiss art. While the museum is…

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Federer rumbled in Russia

This content was published on Oct 2, 2001 Though the Basel-based player fought back convincingly after his first set defeat, his performance was never enough to outclass his opponent. As Kiefer celebrated his first win in 55 days, Federer walked off the court contemplating his fourth first-round defeat of the season. There was better news for Switzerland in Tokyo, where Ivo Heuberger (ATP…

Lions start to bite

This content was published on Oct 2, 2001 Swedish forward Morgan Samuelsson helped ease the pressure on manager Larry Huras with two of the goals at Zurich’s Hallenstadion. Defender Adrien Plavsic also played a major part in securing the Lions’ second win in succession, scoring the team’s fifth goal as well as providing an assist. The win puts Zurich above the cut-off line…

United States “pleased” with Swiss cooperation in war against terrorism

This content was published on Oct 2, 2001 Robert Bradtke, deputy assistant secretary of state for European affairs at the US state department, told swissinfo by videophone from Washington he was “very pleased with the cooperation from the Swiss authorities”. “Switzerland is a very important banking and financial centre,” Bradtke said. “Both in Bern and in Washington we have had important conversations with…

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Press analyses Swissair failure

This content was published on Oct 2, 2001 Many writers emphasised that Swissair’s end is also the end of a national symbol. Both Bern’s Bund and the French-language daily Le Temps speak of the end of a dream, the end of an airline close to every citizen’s heart. The Bund said customers’ feelings for the new company would be less tinged with national…

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Lights illuminate Breast Cancer Month

This content was published on Oct 2, 2001 It is the second time that Switzerland has participated in the international campaign to support victims of the disease. The breast cancer awareness campaign in Switzerland will focus on providing information, and will emphasise solidarity among victims of the disease, as well as screening for the cancers. An estimated 4,000 women in Switzerland are affected…

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Aebischer alone in NHL

This content was published on Oct 2, 2001 Swiss international defenders Goran Bezina (Phoenix Coyotes) and Julien Vauclair (Ottawa Senators) have both been told that they will be starting the season with their club’s farm teams in the lower AHL. However both players are expected to be called up to the first team in the near future after impressing in pre-season play. Despite…

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