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French Open: Harriet Dart loses in final round of qualifying for Roland Garros
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Thursday, 27 May 2021 06:34
Harriet Dart missed out on a spot in the main draw at the French Open with a 6-2 6-2 defeat by Taiwanese Liang En-shuo in the final round of qualifying.Despite an early break in the second set, Britain's Dart, 24, had no answers as Liang reeled off six games in a row to beat the world number 143.No British players…
French Open 2021 draw: Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic & Roger Federer in same half of draw
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Thursday, 27 May 2021 08:42
Defending champion Rafael Nadal could meet Novak Djokovic in the French Open semi-finals after the pair landed in the same half of the men's draw.Nadal, 34, is a record 13-time champion at Roland Garros but is seeded third behind Djokovic and Daniil Medvedev.The Spaniard starts against Australia's Alexei Popyrin, while Serbia's Djokovic plays American Tennys Sandgren.Swiss eighth seed Roger Federer…
Novak Djokovic: Boris Becker, Goran Ivanisevic & Nikola Pilic on making of a champion
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Wednesday, 26 May 2021 23:30
Boris Becker says Novak Djokovic has two personalities: the Zen-like competitor, and the "sweetheart who would give you his last shirt if you needed one".Fellow Grand Slam champion Goran Ivanisevic talks of the "24-hour stress" of working with the world number one, and remembers a 13-year-old Djokovic offering him chocolate to boost his energy after their first ever practice set.And…
French Open: Naomi Osaka says she will not take questions at tournament
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Wednesday, 26 May 2021 16:09
Naomi Osaka will not take questions from the media at the French Open, citing the impact of news conferences on the mental health of players.Japan's four-time Grand Slam champion, 23, said expecting players to answer questions after a defeat amounted to "kicking a person while they're down".The world number two has won two Australian Open and two US Open titles…
French Open: Britain's Harriet Dart one match from qualifying but Liam Broady out
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Wednesday, 26 May 2021 06:36
Britain's Harriet Dart is one match away from reaching the main draw at the French Open for the first time.World number 143 Dart beat Gabriela Talaba 6-3 2-6 6-3 in a match where both players struggled to hold serve.Dart, 24, broke the Romanian's serve four times to win the first set and won the last four games to set up…
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