In the end we beat Pernik in a hard-fought match that left us all with souvenirs of our trip.

In a hard-fought match, Russell converted the penalty which gave Wales the victory by a 1-0 margin.

Quinn recalled that this battle of superstars was a "hard-fought match."

At the end of a long hard-fought match, most players can cite a deal that gives them a warm euphoric glow when they think about it.

In a hard-fought match for the bronze medal, Liu and Sun fell behind by losing the first set.

In a hard-fought match, Germany thus lost 0-2.

"This was a hard-fought match," said Mickelson, who collected $225,000 for the victory.

"I apologized for unintentionally causing an incident, which detracted from a hard-fought match and James's outstanding performance."

Then I lost a long, hard-fought match to one of the blond-haired boys who'd been arm-wrestling at lunch.

In the semifinal, he defeated Murray in a hard-fought match to reach his first final at the tournament.