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IF YOU are in search of an opponent who will provide you with an all-round test of your game, there are few players who can fit the bill better than Fabrice Santoro. The Frenchman, known to his admirers as 'The Magician', has such a range of shots that he can either baffle you into submission or force you to play with more versatility than is common on grass.
Certainly, anyone who complains that lawn tennis (as opposed to clay or hardcourt tennis) is a one-dimensional, service-dominated sport would have thought otherwise after yesterday's entertaining encounter. Murray was stretched by the French veteran, made to equal him for finesse and better him for power, before emerging as a 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 winner.See the full content of this document
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Murray Shows Magician He has All the Best Tricks
The danger in confronting such a versatile player as Santoro is surely that you become tempted to treat your match as a showcase for all that is finest in the sport, rather than plodding on...
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