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NEW YORK, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Jarkko Nieminen became the first player from Finland to reach the singles quarter-finals of a grand slam tournament by beating Fernando Verdasco of Spain 6-2 7-6 6-3 on Tuesday in the fourth round of the U.S. Open.

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