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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…
Second-seed Pliskova out of French Open in third round
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Friday, 31 May 2019 03:45
Second-seed Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic lost in straight sets to world number 31 Petra Martic in the third round of the French Open.Pliskova, a semi-finalist in 2017, has failed to progress beyond round three in the last two years at Roland Garros.The 27-year-old had been in good form, beating British number one Johanna Konta to win the Italian…
Elina Svitolina column: It's impossible to predict a French Open winner
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Thursday, 30 May 2019 10:32
World number nine Elina Svitolina, who has won 13 singles titles on the WTA Tour, will be writing columns for the BBC Sport website during the French Open, which runs from 26 May to 9 June. The 24-year-old Ukrainian, who was at a career-high ranking of three last year, plays 2016 champion Garbine Muguruza in a blockbuster of a third-round…
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