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  Sharapova overcomes serving to reach French QF

  June 04, 2012 21:44 IST

  Paris, June 4 : Despite tumbling to the clay and struggling with her serve, Maria Sharapova moved closer to her first French Open title by reaching the quarterfinals with a ragged 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-2

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  Almagro reaches French QF by beating Tipsarevic

  June 04, 2012 18:28 IST

  Paris, June 4 : The 12th-seeded Nicolas Almagro of Spain beat No. 8 Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 on a wet and windy Monday to reach the French Open quarterfinals for the third

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  Tsonga returns, wraps up match at French Open

  June 04, 2012 18:15 IST

  Paris, June 4 : A short day's work hardly felt like it for Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.The Frenchman returned to Roland Garros on Monday and finished off a five-set victory over Stanislas Wawrinka, winning the last two

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  Ferrer beats Granollers to reach French Open QF

  June 04, 2012 17:32 IST

  Paris, June 4: Sixth-seeded David Ferrer reached the French Open quarterfinals for the third time, beating No. 20 Marcel Granollers 6-3, 6-2, 6-0 on a rainy, windy Monday in the first all-Spanish matchup of this

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  Djokovic, Federer move on at French Open

  June 04, 2012 17:28 IST

  Paris, June 4: Rowdy fans waved the tricolor and a few thousand more shouted out "Allez Tsonga" at Roland Garros on Sunday -- willing their beloved Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to close out an unpredictable day

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  Bryan twins reach doubles QF at French Open

  June 04, 2012 17:22 IST

  Paris, June 4: American twins Bob and Mike Bryan reached the men's doubles quarterfinals at the French Open by beating Mark Knowles of the Bahamas and Xavier Malisse of Belgium 6-3, 6-2 on Sunday.The second-seeded

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  US teen Stephens' French Open ends against Stosur

  June 04, 2012 17:16 IST

  Paris, June 4: Someday, maybe soon, a fourth-round exit at a Grand Slam won't feel like such a big success to Sloane Stephens.The unseeded American teenager's best run at a major came to an end

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  Djokovic rallies from 2 sets down

  June 03, 2012 22:47 IST

  Paris, Jun 3: For two sets, Novak Djokovic's game was sort of like Sunday's weather at Roland Garros: dreary, drab, not much to write home about.Before it got any worse, Djokovic turned things around, fought

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  Federer reaches 32nd consecutive Grand Slam QF

  June 03, 2012 22:49 IST

  Paris, Jun 3: “Lucky loser” David Goffin of Belgium got an up-close look at his idol Roger Federer—and even took a set off him—before the 16-time Grand Slam champion won their fourth-round match at the

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  Top-seeded Azarenka loses at French Open

  June 03, 2012 18:58 IST

  Paris, Jun 3: Top-seeded Victoria Azarenka was knocked out in the fourth round of the French Open on Sunday, losing 6-2, 7-6 (4) to 15th-seeded Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia.Azarenka, the Austrailian Open champion, fell behind

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  Errani defeats Kuznetsova in French Open

  June 03, 2012 18:37 IST

  Paris, June 3: Italy's Sara Errani won the first eight games and the last four Sunday to oust 2009 champion Svetlana Kuznetsova from the French Open, 6-0, 7-5.Errani, seeded 21st, made her second straight Grand

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  Paes-Vesnina in quarterfinals of French Open

  June 03, 2012 14:44 IST

  Paris, June 3: Leander Paes and Elena Vesnina made a smooth progress to the mixed doubles quarterfinals of the French Open with a 6-2 6-0 drubbing of Mathilde Johansson and Marc Gicquel, in Paris.The fifth

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  French Open officiating is a 'disgrace', says Wozniacki

  June 03, 2012 11:08 IST

  Paris, June 3: Caroline Wozniacki made no apologies for her behavior on court at the French Open, even calling the officiating a “disgrace” after losing in the third round.Russian player Mikhail Youzhny did take the

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  Wozniacki knocked out in 3rd round of French Open

  June 03, 2012 9:17 IST

  Paris, June 3: Caroline Wozniacki called the officiating a "disgrace" after being knocked out of the French Open in the third round Saturday, losing to Kaia Kanepi of Estonia 6-1, 6-7 (3) 6-3.The former top-ranked

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  New US citizen Lepchenko ousts Schiavone at French Open

  June 03, 2012 9:20 IST

  Paris, June 3: Varvara Lepchenko's tennis odyssey has carried her from the ex-Soviet nation of Uzbekistan to an apartment Pennsylvania, and U.S. citizenship last year.Now it's brought her somewhere new: the fourth round of a

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  Murray tops Giraldo in 3rd round of French Open

  June 03, 2012 9:14 IST

  Paris, June 3: Andy Murray's back felt much better and it showed.Unburdened by the soreness that plagued him in his second-round victory at the French Open, Murray returned Saturday and defeated Santiago Giraldo 6-4, 6-1,

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  Defending champion Nadal wins again at French Open

  June 03, 2012 9:13 IST

  Paris, June 3: Rafael Nadal won yet another match at the French Open, improving his record at the clay-court tournament to 48-1.The second-seeded Spaniard beat Eduardo Schwank of Argentina 6-1, 6-3, 6-4 Saturday in the

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  Sharapova advances easily at French

  June 02, 2012 21:47 IST

  Paris, June 2: Maria Sharapova moved into the round of 16 at the French Open with a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Peng Shuai on Saturday.Second-seeded Sharapova, who needs a championship at Roland Garros to complete

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  Defending French open champion Li wins in 3 sets

  June 02, 2012 19:10 IST

  Paris, June 2: Defending champion Li Na needed three sets to reach the fourth round of the French Open on Saturday.The seventh-seeded Li, who last year became the first Chinese player to win a Grand

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  Serena Williams out in 1st round of mixed doubles

  June 02, 2012 18:02 IST

  Paris, June 2: Serena Williams' French Open is over after a first-round loss in mixed doubles to go with her quick exit in singles.Playing together for the first time, Williams and Bob Bryan were beaten

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  US teen Stephens gets to 4th round at French Open

  June 02, 2012 17:53 IST

  Paris, June 2: Well, that's settled: 19-year-old Sloane Stephens is bumping herself up to first class for the flight home from the French Open, whenever that might be.That extra-comfy trip back to Florida is among

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  Djokovic advances to 4th round at French Open

  June 02, 2012 17:46 IST

  Paris, June 2: Top-ranked Novak Djokovic extended his Grand Slam win streak to 24 matches by beating Nicolas Devilder of France 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 Friday in the third round of the French Open.Djokovic has won

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  Federer to face 'lucky loser' who keeps winning

  June 02, 2012 17:01 IST

  Paris, June 2: If it seems Roger Federer breaks one record or another every time he wins a match, that's because he does these days.Then again, good as Federer is, he can't top this: His

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  Youzhny writes 'SORRI' in clay at French Open

  June 02, 2012 16:48 IST

  Paris, June 2: Mikhail Youzhny was having such a bad day in the third round of the French Open that he felt the need to apologize, right on court during the match.The 27th-seeded Russian scraped

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  Top- ranked players race the clock at French Open

  June 02, 2012 15:35 IST

  Paris, June 2:  On a busy day of tennis at the French Open, the top-ranked man and woman were left racing against the clock.Because of a few long matches and a bit of a backlog

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  Paes-Peya pair enters French Open second round

  June 01, 2012 22:15 IST

  Paris, June 1: The seventh seeded pair of Indian veteran Leander Paes and Austrian Alexander Peya advanced to the French Open second round after notching up a three-set win in their opening men's doubles match

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  Ivanovic loses, Stephens of US wins at French Open

  June 01, 2012 19:51 IST

  Paris, June 1: Ana Ivanovic lost in the third round of the French Open, while American teen Sloane Stephens advanced on Friday.Ivanovic fell to Sara Errani of Italy 1-6, 7-5, 6-3, and Stephens advanced to

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  Sharapova wins easily at French Open

  June 01, 2012 19:47 IST

  Paris, June 1: Maria Sharapova won another easy match at the French Open on Friday, beating Ayumi Morita of Japan 6-1, 6-1.The second-seeded Sharapova won her opening match 6-0, 6-0 on Tuesday.The Russian has won