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Good morning and welcome to IndepthAfrica’s ‘s live coverage of day seven of the French Open at Roland Garros. (Please refresh this page for the latest updates) Francesca Schiavone vs. Varvara Lepchenko 12.54: Meanwhile, Na has broken back against McHale … read more »
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Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Tomas Berdych and Juan Martin Del Potro all advanced to the fourth round on a good day for the top seeds at the French Open today. Giles Simon (no.11) and Fernando Verdasco (no.14) both … read more »
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Britain’s Heather Watson has been defeated in straight sets by Germany’s Julia Goerges in the second round of the French Open. Despite finding a couple of breaks, the 20-year-old lost three service games as she relinquished the first set 6-3. … read more »
Andy Murray has admitted that he was advised to drop out of his second-round match with a back injury midway through his clash with Jarkko Nieminen. The British number one managed to make a massive turnaround after losing the first … read more »
Li Na has stormed into the third round of the French Open following an impressive 6-0 6-2 win over Stephanie Foretz Gacon. The number seven seed found it easy to grab the opening set by controlling the clay court with … read more »
Nicolas Almagro has won a spot in the third round of the French Open after coming through a 6-4 6-3 7-5 clash with Marcos Baghdatis. The number 12 seed began the contest on the front foot and looked comfortable on … read more »
Rafael Nadal has continued the defence of his French Open title by defeating Denis Istomin 6-2 6-3 6-0 in Paris. The Spaniard found his stride early in the game by snatching the first break of serve and displaying a number … read more »
Caroline Wozniacki continued her search for a first Grand Slam title with a 6-1 6-4 win over Jarmila Gaidosova in the French Open second round. The Dane, who dropped just one game on her way to a opening round victory, … read more »
Tenth seed Angelique Kerber safely progressed to the third round of the French Open with a 6-3 6-2 win over Olga Govortsova. The German claimed an early break to take immediate control of the action against an opponent ranked 67 … read more »
Seven-time Slam winner Venus Williams was no match for Agnieszka Radwanksa, as the no.3 seed won through to the third round 6-2, 6-3. Sometimes at a Grand Slam, a first or second round match comes out of the hat that … read more »
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A charged-up Roger Federer won his record 234th Grand Slam match in the second round, taking a 6-3 6-2 6-7 (9) 6-3 victory over Adrian Ungur. The 30-year-old Swiss surpassed the Open Era record that he had co-owned with Jimmy … read more »
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Serena Williams was many analysts’ favorite to win her second Roland Garros as she came into the tournament on a 17 match-winning streak on clay. But the 13-time Grand Slam champion did not expect an out of this world performance … read more »
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Generally speaking, it’s an uphill battle to carve out victory in tennis if you produce no outright winners at all during a match. Such was the bleak state of affairs for Alexandra Cadantu on Suzanne Lenglen court today, and given … read more »
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Enough with the talking about a possible history-making seventh title here. Rafael Nadal must have been highly relieved to get on with some actual tennis, having cooled his heels until the late afternoon on day three before getting his campaign … read more »
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Fifth seed Serena Williams takes on French outsider Virginie Razzano on Tuesday in her opening match at this year’s French Open, and any outcome other than a comfortable win for the American would constitute a huge upset. Serena Williams is … read more »
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Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer both began their French Open campaigns with straight-sets victories to book their placed in the second round, reports the BBC. World number one Djokovic took his time to grind down Italian Potito Starace with a … read more »
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The current US Open, Australian Open and Wimbledon champion, Novak Djokovic opens his campaign to become the first player since Rod Laver to hold all four Grand Slam titles against unfancied Italian veteran Potito Starace on Court Philippe Chatrier on … read more »
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The world No. 1 has three daunting challenges facing him on the tawny clay of Roland Garros. The first of them is a familiar one: Rafael Nadal. The second demands that he walk in the footsteps of Nadal and his … read more »
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Juan Martin Del Potro survived an injury scare to secure a spot in the second round. Bothered by a left knee injury, the no.9 seed required treatment, dropped a set, before confounding his fans’ fears to close out the match. … read more »
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Some players wear their heart on their sleeve. Venus Williams’ heart was whizzing around the back of her neck like a runaway hoola hoop seven games into her match with Paula Ormaechea. The heart-shaped pendant Williams wears on a chain … read more »
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World number two Rafael Nadal will life seventh French Open crown of his career at Roland Garros says five-time major title holder Novak Djokovic. 2012 Australian Open winner Nole said it is going to be tough to beat him on … read more »
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French Open 2012: 10-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal is aiming to win French Open championship for seventh time in his career, where doesn’t want to care about his individual records. 25-year-old Spanish tennis champion doesn’t want to keep any … read more »
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Brussels – Top-seed Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland beat Kaia Kanepi of Estonia 7-6 (10/8) 6-3 on Friday and will play Simona Halep of Romania in the Belgian Open final. The third-ranked Radwanska was trailing Kanepi 5-1 in the first set, … read more »
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Nice – Nicolas Almagro of Spain beat Gilles Simon of France 6-1, 6-3 in the Open de Nice on Friday to reach his third final of the season. Almagro, who had lost his previous two matches against Simon, hit eight … read more »
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Paris – Draw for the French Open men’s singles ahead of the second Grand Slam event of the season which starts at Roland Garros on Sunday (x denotes seeded player): TOP HALF Novak Djokovic (SRB x1) v Potito Starace (ITA) … read more »
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Paris – Draw for the French Open women’s singles ahead of the second Grand Slam event of the season which starts at Roland Garros on Sunday (x denotes seeded player): TOP HALF Victoria Azarenka (BLR x1) v Alberta Brianti (Ita) … read more »
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16-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer meet his best rival Former World No. 1 Rafael Nadal at the Net jets event in Paris on Thursday, ahead of the French Open 2012 Championship at Roland Garros. 30-year-old Roger Federer, who was … read more »
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Former World No. 1 Roger Federer will face big challenge against King of Clay Rafael Nadal at the French Open 2012, where Swiss star should play hard to win the clay court crown says American tennis great Pete Sampras. 14-time … read more »
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World No. 2 Rafael Nadal has arrived here in Paris, where he also reached Roland Garros to take first training session on centre court on Thursday, 24th May, 2012. King of Clay Nadal is looking very confident to win seventh … read more »
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