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For the record, Sousa won the first meeting between the
players with near identical names 7-5 6-3 to reach the second
round at the claycourt tournament.
To avoid confusion, though, Messina, from San Marino, was forced
to state "Sousa Portugal" or "Souza Brazil" when calling the
scores.
The Geneva Open has been restored to the full ATP Tour for the
first time since Thomas Muster won the 1991 title.
Home favorite Stanislas Wawrinka is the top seed.
(Reporting by Martyn Herman, editing by Ed Osmond)
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