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French Open: Marin Cilic beats Andrey Rublev in fifth-set tie-break to reach Roland Garros semis
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Wednesday, 01 June 2022 12:50
Croatia's Marin Cilic prevailed in a fifth-set tie-break against Russian seventh seed Andrey Rublev to reach his first French Open semi-final.Cilic, the 20th seed, won 5-7 6-3 6-4 3-6 7-6 (10-2) in a captivating four-hour match on Court Philippe Chatrier.He fired down 33 aces and 88 winners to edge a heavy-hitting contest in Paris.The 2014 US Open champion, 33, will…
French Open: Top seed Iga Swiatek 'disappointed and surprised' by Amelie Mauresmo comments
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Wednesday, 01 June 2022 13:23
Top seed Iga Swiatek says it was "disappointing and surprising" to hear French Open tournament director Amelie Mauresmo say women's games were not as appealing as men's matches.Mauresmo, a former world number one, has faced criticism after only one of the 10 night sessions at this year's event was a women's match.Poland's Swiatek, 21, has played all of her five…
French Open: Britain's Alfie Hewett starts wheelchair singles title defence with win
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Wednesday, 01 June 2022 09:13
Britain's defending men's wheelchair champion Alfie Hewett started his French Open campaign with a 6-1 6-2 win over Dutch opponent Tom Egberink.Top seed Hewett, who received a bye to the quarter-finals, quickly built up a lead in the first set.The second set saw the pair trade five breaks before Hewett held his serve to progress to the semi-finals.Hewett, 24, faces…
French Open: Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic say quarter-final was 'too late'
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Wednesday, 01 June 2022 05:35
Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic agreed their French Open quarter-final started too late after the four-hour match ended at 01:15 in Paris [00:15 BST].Asked if it was too late to be playing, Nadal said: "It is without a doubt. I understand television pays a lot of money but we need to find a balance."Djokovic added: "Broadcasters say it's going to…
French Open: Daria Kasatkina into Grand Slam semi-finals for first time
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Wednesday, 01 June 2022 05:39
Daria Kasatkina reached her first Grand Slam semi-final with a 6-4 7-6 (7-5) win over Veronika Kudermetova in the French Open quarter-finals.Kasatkina, 25, took the first set against the run of early aggressive play from her fellow Russian.Both players traded breaks of serve in an edgy second set but 20th seed Kasatkina overcame her nerves to win on her fifth…
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