Defending champ Rosol wins Winston-Salem opener (Yahoo Sports)

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The 6-foot-5 Rosol served 14 aces and took advantage of a break point in the seventh game of the first set to improve to 3-1 all-time against Gulbis, and 2-1 this year, in the final tournament before next week's U.S. Open. ''It's not easy to defend the title,'' Rosol said. ''It was not easy, because two weeks ago I lost to (Gulbis) at Montreal in the second round.

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