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Haarhuis beats Ivanisevic for his second straight London title

Defending champion Paul Haarhuis beat Goran Ivanisevic on Sunday to win the BlackRock Masters, the season-ending Tour of Champions event.

The 40-year-old Dutchman won the deciding tiebreaker 10-7 after winning the first set 7-6 (4) and dropping the second 7-5.

Haarhuis picked up a cheque for US$100,000 for his second straight victory at the Royal Albert Hall. He was a late replacement in the draw for Richard Krajicek, who pulled out last week with an injury.

Ivanisevic, the 2001 Wimbledon champion, served 19 aces. Haarhuis, who came back from 5-2 down in the tiebreaker, closed out the match with his 11th ace.

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