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Top-seeded David Ferrer lost 6-2, 6-2 in the first round of the Palermo International on Tuesday to Francesco Aldi, a wild card ranked 164th playing before hometown fans. `` I think I played the best match of my career,'' Aldi said. Ferrer, a Spaniard ranked 13th, reached the quarterfinals of the French Open and was runner-up this season in Valencia, Spain.

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