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Lopez wins 400th match of his career at Dubai Championships

Published Feb. 22, 2016 9:53 a.m. ET

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) Sixth-seeded Feliciano Lopez won the 400th match of his career on Monday, beating Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 at the Dubai Tennis Championships.

The 34-year-old Spaniard, the oldest player in the draw, is playing in Dubai for the 10th time. He reached the final in 2004 and 2008.

Also, 66th-ranked Chung Hyeon of South Korea beat 39th-ranked Andreas Seppi of Italy 6-3, 6-4, and wild-card entry Malek Jaziri of Tunisia defeated Russian qualifier Mikhail Youzhny 6-4, 6-1.

Youzhny reached the Dubai final in 2007 and 2010.

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