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French Open exit 'probably best thing' - Osaka after shock loss
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Saturday, 01 June 2019 07:19
Naomi Osaka says her French Open exit was "probably the best thing that could have happened" and that she was suffering headaches from the "stress" of being the top seed.Her bid for a third Grand Slam in a row ended with a 6-4 6-2 third-round defeat by unseeded Czech Katerina Siniakova.The US Open and Australian Open champion was playing in…
Williams stunned in French Open third round
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Saturday, 01 June 2019 12:21
Three-time champion Serena Williams was stunned in the French Open third round by unseeded American Sofia Kenin.Williams, 37, was seeded 10th but lost 6-2 7-5 to her 20-year-old compatriot, who was at times booed by the crowd.The defeat means Williams' quest to equal Margaret Court's record of 24 Grand Slam singles titles continues. "I'm so happy with this win -…
Elina Svitolina column: I hope injury won't threaten Wimbledon hopes
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Friday, 31 May 2019 13:01
World number nine Elina Svitolina, who has won 13 singles titles on the WTA Tour, has been writing columns for the BBC Sport website during the French Open.The 24-year-old Ukrainian lost 6-3 6-3 to 2016 champion Garbine Muguruza in the third round at Roland Garros on Friday.In her final column, she talks about her concerns a knee injury may disrupt…
Federer & Nadal make more history as they move into French Open fourth round
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Friday, 31 May 2019 13:04
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are safely through to the fourth round of the French Open for a record 14th time.The pair move ahead of American former world number one Budge Patty for most fourth-round appearances in Paris.Federer, a French Open champion in 2009, also became the oldest person to reach this stage of a Grand Slam since Jimmy Connors…
Konta reaches French Open fourth round with emphatic win
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Friday, 31 May 2019 13:56
Johanna Konta became the first British woman to reach the French Open last 16 since 1983 by thrashing Slovakia's Viktoria Kuzmova at Roland Garros.Konta, 28, continued her fine clay-court season with a 6-2 6-1 late-evening victory on the new Court Simonne Mathieu.Despite suffering sickness this week, the 26th seed broke serve five times to seal an impressive win in 54…
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