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Sharapova defeats Zheng to reach fourth round of French Open
Marion Bartoli, the French 13th seed, played Francesca Schiavone of Italy, ranked 50. The Frenchwoman played escapologist in her first two matches when she came back from the brink of defeat on both occasions, but she could not do it again. Although Bartoli broke in the very first game, the [...] -
Kerber, Vinci and Kuznetsova all advance in Paris
Day six of the French Open had some great matches for the fans who braved the cold conditions and grey clouds. One of the most exciting contests was between German 8th seeded Angelique Kerber and 29th seeded Varvara Lepchenko of the United States. Kerber won her first two matches in [...] -
A.Radwanska and Errani reach last 16 at Roland Garros
Third round play on Friday started off in cold conditions yet again, but the sun came out later in the day. 4th seeded Pole Agnieszka Radwanska, who had only lost a total of seven games in her first two matches, faced off against the German qualifier Dinah Pfizenmaier, ranked at [...] -
Sharapova through, Li Na and Cibulkova fall in second round of French Open
16th seeded Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia took on 92nd ranked Marina Erakovic of New Zealand. Although the 6-2 first set score looks like Erakovic won the set easily, it was quite a battle for 41 minutes. The feisty Slovak took a 2-0 lead in the second set before Erakovic came [...] -
Azarenka ousts Vesnina in Paris, Kvitova defeats Peng to advance
Petra Kvitova, the Czech 7th seed, took three sets to beat Aravane Rezai in the first round, while her opponent in the second round, 23rd ranked Shuai Peng of China, took out Camila Giorgi in straights. Kvitova ran up a 3-0 lead before Peng got four games in a row. [...] -
Jankovic and Stosur win their second round matches in Paris
Play started on Thursday at Roland Garros under heavy dark clouds. On Court 3 18th seed Jelena Jankovic of Serbia took on the Spaniard, Garbine Muguruza, ranked at 72. Muguruza came through her first round match in three sets against Karolina Pliskova, while Jankovic defeated Daniela Hantuchova in straights. The [...] -
Serena Williams and Ivanovic breeze into round three at the French Open
Top seed Serena Williams played against the on the rise French player, wild carded Caroline Garcia, who is ranked at 116. Williams defeated Anna Tatishvilli in the first round with the loss of just one game, while her opponent defeated the Ukrainian qualifier Yuliya Beygelzimer, also in straight sets. In [...] -
Azarenka sails into second round in Paris, Kvitova also advances
Victoria Azarenka, the Belarusian 3rd seed, started proceedings on Wednesday morning at the French Open in very cold and overcast conditions, one day late because of the bad weather on Tuesday. She played against her ex doubles partner, 38th ranked Russian Elena Vesnina. Azarenka started slowly and had to save [...] -
Jovanovski shocks Wozniacki in Roland Garros, Kuznetsova through
Spanish 20th seed Carla Suarez Navarro played against 170th ranked Shelby Rogers of the United States in the second round on Wednesday. The Spaniard took out Simona Halep while the American wild card beat another wild card Irena Pavlovic in the first round. Rogers surprisingly took the first set from [...] -
Cibulkova and Shvedova book second round slot at Roland Garros
31st seeded Frenchwoman Alize Cornet took on the Portuguese number one, 105th ranked leftie Maria Joao Koehler. Cornet won the Strasbourg tournament last week, so went into the match full of confidence. The first set went to 5-5 before Cornet broke away to take the hard fought set 7-5 in [...] -
Stosur, Jankovic and Bartoli all advance at the French Open
Play got underway three hours late on Tuesday because of strong rain and the damp atmosphere when the matches started made the ball heavy and slow. 42 year old Kimiko Date-Krumm who is ranked at 81 played Aussie 9th seed Sam Stosur. The first three games were very tightly fought, [...] -
Wozniacki beats Robson in 1st round of Roland Garros and breaks losing streak
Danish 10th seed Caroline Wozniacki, who lost in her first match of her last three tournaments (in Madrid, Rome and Brussels), played against the British number one, 37th ranked leftie Laura Robson, on Suzanne Lenglen court on Monday afternoon. The Dane went up 3-0 before Robson got two games in [...] -
Venus Williams and Petrova fall in first round of Roland Garros
Play got under way on the first day of the 2013 French Open on Sunday in cold and blustery conditions, but it warmed up and the night match was played in pleasant weather. The first seed to fall was number eleven, Nadia Petrova of Russia. She took the first set [...]
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