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French Open 2017: Wawrinka storms into quarter-final
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French Open 2017: Wawrinka storms into quarter-final

June 6, 2017

Third seed Stan Wawrinka booked a place in the quarter-finals of the French Open for the fourth time with a comfortable 7-5, 7-6 (9/7), 6-2 win over Gael Monfils yesterday. Marin Cilic completed the quarter-final line-up when South Africa’s Kevin Anderson retired with a thigh injury trailing 6-3, 3-0.  It is Cilic’s first Roland Garros…

French Open 2017: Nadal, Djokovic storm into quarter-final
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French Open 2017: Nadal, Djokovic storm into quarter-final

June 5, 2017

Nine-time champion Rafael Nadal surged into the French Open quarter-finals for a record-equalling 11th time yesterday, while reigning women’s title-holder Garbine Muguruza crashed out in the last 16. Nadal continued his ruthless form at Roland Garros by dispatching Spanish 17th seed Roberto Bautista Agut 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 to match Roger Federer’s mark of last-eight appearances…

French Open 2017: Djokovic survives scare to enter last sixteen
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French Open 2017: Djokovic survives scare to enter last sixteen

June 3, 2017

Defending champion Novak Djokovic struggled into the French Open last 16 on Friday, downing battling Diego Schwartzman of Argentina 5-7, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1, 6-1. The second seed endured a roller-coaster of an afternoon on Philippe Chatrier court, picking up warnings for his behaviour as his mindset became as gloomy as the weather. The 30-year-old, almost…

French Open 2017: Andy Murray scores over Martin Klizan
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French Open 2017: Andy Murray scores over Martin Klizan

June 2, 2017

World number one Andy Murray’s struggle, this season on clay, came back to plague him at the French Open yesterday as he ground out an unconvincing 6-7(3) 6-2 6-2 7-6(3) win against Slovakian power-hitter Martin Klizan. Out-hit and more surprisingly often out-thought in the first set by a player he had described as unpredictable, the…

French Open 2017: Dominic goes past Simone
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French Open 2017: Dominic goes past Simone

June 1, 2017

Young Austrian hope Dominic Thiem came through a testing workout against Simone Bolelli at Roland Garros yesterday dropping the first three games before overcoming the Italian qualifier 7-5 6-1 6-3. Facing a player competing in his first tour-level event since undergoing knee surgery last June and languishing at 470 in the rankings, the sixth seed…

French Open 2017: Nadal, Djoko ease past Round One
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French Open 2017: Nadal, Djoko ease past Round One

May 30, 2017

Fourth seed Rafael Nadal responded to his billing by French Open tournament director Guy Forget as the greatest clay courter in history by brushing aside Benoit Paire 6-1 6-4 6-1 yesterday, launching his bid for a 10th title at the Roland Garros. Relegated to Court Suzanne Lenglen while defending champion Novak Djokovic was swatting aside…

French Open 2017: Makarova shock for Kerber
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French Open 2017: Makarova shock for Kerber

May 29, 2017

Germany’s Angelique Kerber became the first women’s top seed to lose in the opening round of the French Open. Kerber went down to Ekaterina Makarova (Russia) 6-2, 6-2 in one hour and 22 minutes. Both Simona Halep and Karolina Pliskova have the chance to take top spot for the first time with good runs in…

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