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Roger Federer loses to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at French Open
By Roger Federer's standards, defeat came early in the French Open. And it came quickly. The 17-time Grand Slam champion lost Tuesday in the quarterfinals to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France, 7-5, 6-3, 6-3. Federer was eliminated before the semifinals for...
Tags: Novak Djokovic, French Open, Wimbledon Championships, Roger Federer, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
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Bethanie Mattek-Sands leads U.S. surge in Paris
PARIS — There were moments, as recently as last year, when a body that would not stay healthy and on-court results prompted Bethanie Mattek-Sands to wonder whether it was simply time to call it a career after more than a decade as a pro tennis...
Tags: Serena Williams, Tennis, Varvara Lepchenko, French Open, Samantha Stosur
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Rafael Nadal beats Novak Djokovic in epic French Open semifinal
PARIS — His dramatic and delightful French Open semifinal was 41/2 hours old — and 14 games into the fifth set — when Rafael Nadal raced from the net to the baseline to retrieve Novak Djokovic's seemingly unreachable lob. Many...
Tags: Tennis, France, French Open, Rafael Nadal, Human Interest
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Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic win, set up a marquee semifinal
PARIS — The ease with which Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic swept aside their quarterfinal opponents at the French Open was remarkably similar. Both men won in straight sets Wednesday, hardly challenged. Both earned 12 break points, Nadal...
Tags: Robin Williams, Serena Williams, Tennis, France, French Open
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Roger Federer stumbles but doesn't fall at French Open
PARIS — Chasing a shot, Roger Federer caught his right shoe in Roland Garros' red clay, twisting that foot awkwardly and tumbling to the ground. Soon enough, he was in a real rut, in danger of his earliest exit from a Grand Slam tournament in...
Tags: Nicolas Almagro, Tennis, Gilles Simon, Public Finance, Rafael Nadal
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Novak Djokovic embarks on French Open mission with first-round win
PARIS — Novak Djokovic does not try to hide his ambitions. He makes perfectly clear that he wants to win a French Open title more than anything. Embarking on a bid to complete a career Grand Slam and fill the only glaring hole on his resume, the...
Tags: Novak Djokovic, French Open, Kimiko Date-Krumm, Wimbledon Championships, Roger Federer
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Roger Federer rolls at French Open, but he might face trouble ahead
PARIS — Now things could get a little more interesting for Roger Federer. After a pair of straightforward and straight-set victories at the French Open against qualifiers ranked outside the top 150, the 17-time major champion will face a seeded...
Tags: Nicolas Almagro, Sam Querrey, Gilles Simon, David Ferrer, Marin Cilic
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Novak Djokovic reaches French Open quarterfinals with heavy heart
PARIS — Less than 48 hours after learning of the death of his childhood coach, Novak Djokovic was on court at the French Open, determined to complete a career Grand Slam in honor of the woman he likened to a "second mother." Still grieving,...
Tags: Tennis, Richard Gasquet, Maria Kirilenko, French Open, Kei Nishikori
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Roger Federer isn't himself in French Open loss to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
PARISĀ — A point from losing the first set of his French Open quarterfinal, Roger Federer shanked a routine forehand, sending the ball 10 feet beyond the opposite baseline. The Court Philippe Chatrier crowd roared with approval, then loudly chanted...
Tags: Robin Williams, Serena Williams, French Open, Maria Sharapova, David Ferrer
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A limited Venus Williams eliminated from French Open in first round
PARISĀ -- Grimacing after some poor shots, leaning forward with hands on knees while catching her breath after others, Venus Williams left the French Open after the first round for the first time since 2001. Williams, a seven-time Grand Slam champion...
Tags: Tennis, Nadia Petrova, French Open, Venus Williams, Virginie Razzano
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Serena Williams wins Italian Open, taking fourth title in a row
Serena Williams extended the best run of her career on Sunday by winning the Italian Open title in a rout of third-seeded Victoria Azarenka on the clay in Rome. The top-ranked American has now won 24 matches in a row and four consecutive tournament...
Tags: Serena Williams, Tennis, French Open, Virginie Razzano, David Beckham
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Serena Williams aims to end long drought at French Open
Serena Williams has won the French Open only once, and that was 11 years ago . . . and yet it is difficult to find anyone to pick against her this year. The 31-year-old Williams, winner of 15 major titles including the 2012 U.S. Open, is on a 24-match...
Tags: Robin Williams, Tennis, Serena Williams, French Open, Rome (Italy)
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