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  Rafael Nadal,Andy Murray set up French Open semi final matchup

  June 05, 2014 6:34 IST

  PARIS : Briefly, and only briefly, Rafael Nadal was in a difficult spot in the French Open quarterfinals.   For the first time in this year's tournament, the eight-time champion dropped a set.   And this had

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  Petkovic, Halep reach French Open semifinals

  June 04, 2014 23:32 IST

  PARIS: Andrea Petkovic and Simona Halep completed the French Open semifinal pairings with straight-set wins Wednesday, and one of them will be in a Grand Slam final for the first time.   Petkovic, a 28th-seeded German,

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  Gulbis finds 'inner comfort,' and French semis

  June 04, 2014 7:45 IST

  Paris: If tennis weren't finally going so well for Ernests Gulbis, he could probably make a living as a comedian. Or a philosopher. Or maybe even a basketball player.   It doesn't really matter at this

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  Sharapova advances to French Open semifinals

  June 03, 2014 20:32 IST

  PARIS: Maria Sharapova advanced to the semifinals of the French Open for the fourth straight year, beating Garbine Muguruza of Spain 1-6, 7-5, 6-1 Tuesday.   The seventh-seeded Russian made a slow start on Court Philippe

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  Sania-Cara lose in French Open quarters

  June 03, 2014 19:31 IST

  Paris: Indian tennis player Sania Mirza along with partner Cara Black bowed out of the French Open after losing their women's doubles quarter-final here Tuesday.The Indo-Zimbabwean fifth seeds went down 2-6, 6-3, 3-6 in two

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  Kenya to skip Davis Cup

  June 03, 2014 6:42 IST

  Nairobi: Kenya will not participate in the 2014 Davis Cup tournament owing to lack of talented players, an official of the country's tennis association said Monday."Walter Kioko, the team manager for last year's side, counselled

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  French Open: Rafael Nadal wins again to reach quarter final

  June 02, 2014 19:06 IST

  PARIS : Rafael Nadal won a record 32nd straight match at the French Open on Monday, beating Dusan Lajovic of Serbia 6-1, 6-2, 6-1.   Nadal is an eight-time French Open champion with a 63-1 record

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  French Open: Andrea Petkovic advances to quarterfinals

  June 02, 2014 18:39 IST

  PARIS : Andrea Petkovic overcame an inconsistent serve and unseeded Kiki Bertens to reach the quarterfinals of the French Open with a 1-6, 6-2, 7-5 victory Monday.   The 28th-seeded German was broken three times in

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  Sharapova runs off 9 games to beat Stosur in Paris

  June 02, 2014 8:40 IST

  Paris: It might seem unlikely for a player to go from merely mediocre to nearly perfect right smack-dab in the middle of a match, yet that's what Maria Sharapova did in the French Open's fourth

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  French Open: Eugenie Bouchard eases into women quarter final

  June 01, 2014 23:14 IST

  Paris:  Eugenie Bouchard booked a women's singles quarterfinal spot at the French Open after beating eighth seed Angelique Kerber 6-1, 6-2 here Sunday.The 18th seeded Canadian needed only 52 minutes to hold off her German

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  French Open: Roger Federer loses to Ernests Gulbis in 4th round

  June 01, 2014 22:42 IST

  PARIS : So unbeatable for so long until the closing days of Grand Slam tournaments, Roger Federer is suddenly accumulating early exits.   Federer's streak of nine consecutive quarterfinals at the French Open ended Sunday with

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  French Open: Sania Mirza- Cara Black enter women double quarter final

  June 01, 2014 19:31 IST

  Paris:  Leading Indian tennis player Sania Mirza proceeded to the women's doubles quarterfinals along with Zimbabwean partner Cara Black at the French Open here Sunday.The fifth seeds took only an hour and 18 minutes to

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  French Open : Andy Murray beats Philipp Kohlschreiber to reach 4th round

  June 01, 2014 18:51 IST

  PARIS :  Andy Murray finally got the better of Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany, needing 40 minutes to complete a 3-6, 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 12-10 win and reach the French Open fourth round on Sunday.   The

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  French Open : Rafael Nadal's bad back offers off-court drama

  June 01, 2014 16:37 IST

  PARIS : The closest thing to intrigue or drama involving Rafael Nadal on Saturday came after his 31st consecutive French Open victory concluded.   That's when the eight-time champion revealed that a painful back is slowing

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  French Open results: Third round

  June 01, 2014 7:16 IST

  Paris: The results Saturday at the French Open, the seventh day of the season's second Grand Slam tournament at Roland Garros (prefix number denotes seeding), were as follows, according to Xinhua.MenThird round1-Rafael Nadal, Spain, bt

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  Nadal stretches French Open winning streak to 31

  May 31, 2014 21:25 IST

  PARIS: For the second time in his unparalleled French Open career, Rafael Nadal owns a 31-match winning streak at the clay-court Grand Slam tournament.   Now he'll try to get to 32 for the first time. 

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  Sania-Cara in third round of French Open

  May 31, 2014 19:48 IST

  Paris: India's Sania Mirza and her Zimbabwean partner Cara Black cruised into the women's doubles third round of French Open tennis here Saturday.The fifth-seeded Indo-Zimbabwean pair won 6-1, 6-2 against Gabriela Dabrowski of Canada and

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  In a flash, Federer takes control at French Open

  May 31, 2014 10:40 IST

  Paris: In what seemed like a flash, and in what surely felt like a flash of pain for his opponent, Roger Federer went from vulnerable to commanding.   It was that quick.   Federer lost a second-set

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  Isner advances to 4th round at French Open

  May 31, 2014 10:32 IST

  Paris: John Isner became the first American man to reach the French Open's fourth round since 2010, beating 17th-seeded Tommy Robredo of Spain 7-6 (13), 7-6 (3), 6-7 (5), 7-5 Friday.   The 10th-seeded Isner is

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  Milos Raonic reaches 4th round at French Open

  May 31, 2014 9:45 IST

  PARIS :  Eighth-seeded Milos Raonic became the first Canadian man in history to reach the fourth round at the French Open, beating Gilles Simon of France 4-6, 6-3, 2-6, 6-2, 7-5 Friday.   Raonic has twice

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  Djokovic, Federer reach French Open 4th round

  May 30, 2014 22:02 IST

  PARIS: Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer both needed four sets to reach the fourth round of the French Open on Friday.   The second-seeded Serb won 6-3, 6-2, 6-7 (2), 6-4 against Marin Cilic, improving to

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  French Open Results

  May 30, 2014 13:25 IST

  Paris: Results Thursday from the French Open at Stade Roland Garros (seedings in parentheses):Men's SinglesSecond Round Rafael Nadal (1), Spain, def. Dominic Thiem, Austria, 6-2, 6-2, 6-3.David Ferrer (5), Spain, def. Simone Bolelli, Italy, 6-2, 6-3,

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  French open: Sania Mirza in second round of women's and mixed doubles

  May 30, 2014 10:50 IST

  Paris: Indian tennis player Sania Mirza moved into the second round of women's and mixed doubles of the French Open tennis here Thursday.Sania and her partner Cara Black of Zimbabwe found it easy as they

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  Nadal mulls tennis' future after French Open win

  May 30, 2014 7:45 IST

  Paris: Shortly after winning for the 61st time in his 62nd match on the red clay at Roland Garros, Rafael Nadal took a moment to look at the future of tennis.   And the top-seeded Spaniard

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  5th-seeded David Ferrer into French Open 3rd round

  May 29, 2014 17:15 IST

  Paris: Fifth-seeded David Ferrer of Spain comfortably advanced to the third round of the French Open by beating Italy's Simone Bolelli 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 Thursday.   Ferrer, last year's runner-up to Rafael Nadal, broke Bolleli's serve

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  US teen Townsend tops No. 20 Cornet at French Open

  May 29, 2014 13:48 IST

  Paris: For all the problems facing Taylor Townsend on Wednesday at the French Open, the 18-year-old American's first Grand Slam tournament, she always had her notebook to offer comfort and counsel.   So along the way

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  Serena and Venus lose in 2nd round at French Open

  May 28, 2014 19:43 IST

  Paris: Instead of looking forward to playing each other this week at the French Open, Serena and Venus Williams will both be heading home early.   The American sisters both lost in the second round on

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  Murray advances to 2nd round at French Open

  May 28, 2014 18:46 IST

  Paris: Moments after Andy Murray won his first match at the French Open in two years, he got an offer from a coach.   Or at least from someone who might be a coach someday.   Murray