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Federer & Nadal win in straight sets at French Open
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Wednesday, 29 May 2019 09:04
Former champion Roger Federer and 11-time winner Rafael Nadal moved into the third round of the French Open at Roland Garros without dropping a set.Federer, the 2009 champion, needed only 96 minutes to see off Germany's lucky loser Oscar Otte.The Swiss third seed, playing in the tournament for the first time since 2015, beat the world 144 6-4 6-3 6-4.…
Osaka fights back from brink to reach second round
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Tuesday, 28 May 2019 09:24
World number one Naomi Osaka avoided a premature end to her bid for a third straight Grand Slam title by coming from behind to reach the French Open second round.Osaka, 21, twice had to stop Slovakia's Anna Karolina Schmiedlova serving out the match before winning 0-6 7-6 (7-4) 6-1 at Roland Garros in Paris.Schmiedlova, ranked 90th in the world, made…
Murray & Soares knocked out in Paris in last tournament together
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Tuesday, 28 May 2019 07:32
Jamie Murray says it is the right time "to do something different" after ending his successful doubles partnership with Bruno Soares.Murray will partner fellow Briton Neal Skupski for the grass-court season.Scot Murray, 33, and Brazilian Soares, 37, won two Grand Slam titles since teaming up in 2016, They played their last match on Tuesday, a 4-6 7-5 7-6 (7-4) French…
French Open: Victoria Azarenka through to second round
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Tuesday, 28 May 2019 07:03
Two-time Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka beat Latvian former French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko in the first round in Paris. Azarenka, 43rd in the world, won 6-4 7-6 (7-4) in a match full of twists.Neither player managed to hold serve until the ninth game, when Azarenka moved 5-4 up in the opening set. The Belarusian had two match points saved…
Zverev pulls through - via five sets & a smashed racquet
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Tuesday, 28 May 2019 06:43
German fifth seed Alexander Zverev came through a frustrating first-round match against world number 56 John Millman after dropping two sets in Paris.Zverev, 22, won 7-6 (7-4) 6-3 2-6 6-7 (5-7) 6-3 in over four hours but smashed his racquet several times.He was two sets up before being pegged back by Australian Millman but broke late in the deciding set…
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