(Adds details) PARIS, Nov 1 (Reuters) – Andy Murray wasted a match point before being knocked out 5-7 7-6 6-2 by Polish qualifier Jerzy Janowicz in the third round of the Paris Masters on Thursday. Scot Murray lost focus as he served for the match in the second set and was then battered by the hard hitting Janowicz, who ended the contest with a forehand winner and collapsed in joy. World number three Murray’s defeat means that for the first time since the 2010 Paris Masters was won by Swede Robin Soderling, a Masters title will be claimed by player outside of the Big Four. …
The long, brutal haul from farm to port in Brazil
RONDONOPOLIS, Brazil (Reuters) – When Marcondes Mendonça hauls corn from Brazil's farm belt to port in the distant south, the young trucker prays for protection from gaping potholes and dangerous drivers, and dreads the squal id toilets on the seven-day journey ahead. He also braces for other hassles: traffic bottlenecks, backlogs at port and stifling bureaucracy that increasingly slow goods and services across Latin America's largest country. … FEATURE-The long, brutal haul from farm to port in Brazil
* Bad roads, drugged drivers, hellish traffic, jammed ports* Higher freight costs erode Brazil’s farming gains* Few rail, waterway options, so freight stays on roadBy Peter MurphyRONDONOPOLIS, Brazil, …
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