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French Open: Britain's Gordon Reid loses to Gustavo Fernandez in wheelchair final
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Saturday, 08 June 2019 05:23
Britain's Gordon Reid was beaten in straight sets by second seed Gustavo Fernandez in the wheelchair singles final at the French Open. The former Australian Open and Wimbledon champion, 27, lost 6-1 6-3 to the Argentine at Roland Garros.Scot Reid, who had beaten top seed Shingo Kunieda in the semi-finals, was appearing in his first Grand Slam final for three…
Djokovic beaten by Thiem in French Open semi-final
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Saturday, 08 June 2019 07:37
World number one Novak Djokovic's bid to hold all four Grand Slam titles at the same time was ended by Dominic Thiem in the French Open semi-final.Thiem beat the 32-year-old 6-2 3-6 7-5 5-7 7-5 in the semi-final, which began on Friday but was interrupted by bad weather three times.The fourth seed will face 11-time champion Rafael Nadal on Sunday,…
French Open 2019: Ashleigh Barty beats Marketa Vondrousova to win title
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Saturday, 08 June 2019 08:56
Australian Ashleigh Barty has beaten Czech teenager Marketa Vondrousova in the French Open final to win her first Grand Slam title and complete a fairytale return to the sport.The eighth seed won 6-1 6-3 against 19-year-old Vondrousova on the Paris clay.Barty, 23, quit tennis to play professional cricket in 2014, but returned to the sport 17 months later. Now she…
Barty & Vondrousova bid for first Slam title in unlikely final
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Friday, 07 June 2019 12:53
Australian eighth seed Ashleigh Barty and Czech teenager Marketa Vondrousova, the world number 38, will bid to win their maiden Grand Slam title in an unlikely French Open final on Saturday.Play between Barty and Vondrousova, 19, is due to start at 14:00 BST.Barty, 23, who quit tennis to play cricket in 2014, described reaching a Slam final as "crazy". After…
'We have hit rock bottom' - criticism as play suspended in Paris
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Friday, 07 June 2019 11:58
World number one Novak Djokovic trailed Dominic Thiem when their French Open semi-final was suspended because of bad weather - a move that drew criticism on social media.Austrian fourth seed Thiem led 6-2 3-6 3-1 when wind and rain halted play.Former world number one Amelie Mauresmo said "we have hit rock bottom", while many pointed out it had stopped raining…
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