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French Open 2023 results: Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva credits Andy Murray for Roland Garros win
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Tuesday, 30 May 2023 08:54
Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva says a text message from Andy Murray provided inspiration as she won the first Grand Slam match of her career.Andreeva, 16, beat American Alison Riske-Amritraj 6-2 6-1 on Tuesday.After a stunning run in Madrid last month, Andreeva called Murray "beautiful" and said in Paris she had texted him before the clay-court major."He said 'Thank you, and…
French Open 2023: Iga Swiatek begins title defence; Daniil Medvedev and Elena Rybakina also in action
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Monday, 29 May 2023 13:39
Defending champion Iga Swiatek begins her French Open campaign on day three as she chases a third Roland Garros title in four years.The Polish 21-year-old is one of the favourites to lift the trophy but suffered an injury scare in the build-up to the clay-court Grand Slam.Top-10 seeds Ons Jabeur of Tunisia, Kazakh Elena Rybakina and American Coco Gauff also…
French Open 2023 results: Jack Draper 'hates being the guy who's injured a lot'
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Monday, 29 May 2023 08:40
Britain's Jack Draper says he "hates being the guy who's injured a lot" after retiring on his French Open senior debut with a shoulder issue.The 21-year-old's injury problems continued when he was forced to retire early in the second set against Argentina's Tomas Martin Etcheverry.Draper started to serve underarm in the first set of the first-round match."It's difficult. It's extremely…
French Open 2023 results: Novak Djokovic beats Aleksandar Kovacevic in first round
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Monday, 29 May 2023 07:37
Novak Djokovic began his campaign for a record 23rd men's Grand Slam singles title with a straightforward victory over Aleksandar Kovacevic.The Serb, a two-time champion in Paris, defeated the 114nd-ranked American 6-3 6-2 7-6 (7-1).World number three Djokovic, 36, will face Hungary's Marton Fucsovics in the second round."I played well in the first two sets but then I missed opportunities…
French Open 2023 results: Sloane Stephens beats Karolina Pliskova, Madison Keys through
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Monday, 29 May 2023 04:55
Former US Open champion Sloane Stephens showed why she is one of the French Open's most dangerous unseeded players by knocking out Karolina Pliskova.American Stephens won what had been an eye-catching first-round encounter 6-0 6-4 against the Czech 16th seed and two-time Grand Slam finalist. Stephens, runner-up in Paris in 2018, was not ranked high enough to be seeded when…
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