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The Statesboro Herald
| 12 months ago
B Here comes the French Open final everyone expected and, except for other players, wanted:\x3Cbr /\x3E\x26nbsp\x3B\x26nbsp\x3B\x26nbsp\x3B No. Novak Djokovic, one victory from becoming the first man in 43 years to win four consecutive major...
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Independent
| 12 months ago
Saturday June 09 2012 So it will be Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal , the Hector and Achilles of modern tennis, who contest tomorrow's French Open final. With one man chasing the 'Novak Slam' and the other on the verge of a record seventh title at...
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Independent
| 12 months ago
Saturday June 09 2012 For the second year running, women's tennis has a strong vested interest in the French Open final. Last year, the sponsorship gurus were rooting for Li Na , who obliged with a 6-4, 7-6 victory over Francesca Schiavone of Italy,...
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France24
| 12 months ago
Sweep away the clay, bring on the grass summed up Roger Federer's emotions after his French Open defeat to Novak Djokovic on Friday. The Swiss star lost in straight sets 6-4, 7-5, 6-3 to the top seed from Serbia. Switzerland's Roger Federer leaves...
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France24
| 12 months ago
Russia's Maria Sharapova waves to supporters after winning over Czech Republic's Petra Kvitova during their Women's Singles semi-final match of the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros, on June 7, in Paris. Sharapova takes on Sara Errani...
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Zee News
| 12 months ago
Maria Sharapova will not cut her signature long blonde hair until she retires from tennis, she said Friday. Sharapova appeared to show off a new short hairdo on her Facebook page in April, to mixed reactions from her many fans. But later she revealed...
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International Business Times
| 12 months ago
In a tournament of upsets, Sara Errani is looking to claim the biggest of them all in the French Open final. Having already beaten two former champions at Roland Garros, along with two top 10 players, no one has epitomized the theme of this year's...
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Star Phoenix
| 12 months ago
The French Open men's semifinals promised 10 potential sets of glorious tennis Friday, starring the four top clay-court players in the world. In the end, there was the minimum six, none of which were particularly glorious. Three went to defending...
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Epoch Times
| 12 months ago
June 8, 2012 Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic will each be fighting to reach a career milestone in the final men's single match of the French Open. (Rafael Nadal:Pascal Guyot/AFP/GettyImagesNovak Djokovic: Thomas Coex/AFP/GettyImages) Rafael Nadal and...
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Adelaide Now
| 12 months ago
Djokovic will attempt to halt Rafael Nadal's bid for a record seventh French Open title after defeating Roger Federer in the semi-finals. World No.1 Djokovic beat Federer 6-4, 7-5, 6-3 in a reversal of their semi-final outcome last year to earn a...
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The independent
| 12 months ago
At this rate they might just as well cancel the other 126 men's singles matches in future and go straight to the final. Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal, the world's two best players, will become the first men to contest four successive Grand Slam...
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New Zealand Infotech Weekly
| 12 months ago
Djokovic claimed he was "not good with numbers", but even he knew how high the stakes were as he turned what should have been a tug-of-war semi-final against Roger Federer into a one-way 6-4 7-5 6-3 romp...Unfortunately for Ferrer, Nadal did not come...
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International Business Times
| 12 months ago
Articles The title match features the top two players in the world battling for the fourth-straight time in a Grand Slam final, and both Djokovic and Nadal are chasing records. Nadal is vying for a seventh Roland Garros title while Djokovic is...
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New Zealand Herald
| 12 months ago
The defending champion has won 6-2, 6-2, 6-1 and will face Novak Djokovic after he romped to a 6-4, 7-5, 6-3 win over Roger Federer. Nadal believes he's playing near perfect tennis. "The only thing that I don't think is I'm in the final without...
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Tennis
| 12 months ago
Roger Federer, who lost in straight sets to Novak Djokovic in the semifinals of Roland Garros, calls six-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal the man to beat in the final. "I'm sure it's going to be a good match," Federer said. "I have no idea what...
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Channel NewsAsia
| 12 months ago
Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal set-up a history-making French Open final on Friday courtesy of devastating straight-sets, semi-final wins which confirmed their mastery of the men's game. World number one Djokovic crushed third seed Roger Federer 6-4,...
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Zee News
| 12 months ago
Novak Djokovic defeated Roger Federer 6-4, 7-5, 6-3 in the semi-final of French Open 2012 to book a berth for the final where he will meet defending champion Rafael Nadal. Djokovic, who was defeated by the Swiss tennis player last year was certainly...
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Miami Herald
| 12 months ago
The New Orleans Saints have hired a firm run by former FBI director Louis Freeh to conduct an internal investigation of the NFL club with the aim of getting to the bottom of allegations ranging from wire-tapping during games in the Superdome to the...
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BBC
| 12 months ago
Federer captured the first break with a sweeping forehand but Djokovic, who needed to save four match points to overcome Jo Wilfried Tsonga in the quarter-finals, broke back immediately. As Federer tried to combat Djokovic's athleticism with some...
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B92
| 12 months ago
Serbia's Novak okovi advanced to the French Open Grand Slam final on Friday after defeating Roger Federer of Switzerland. Novak okovi (Beta/AP) The world's best ranked male tennis player won in straight sets: 6-4, 7-5, 6-3. The Serb thus scored his...
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DAWN
| 12 months ago
Although Federer started well, striking the balls crisply and breaking Djokovic for an early lead, the Serb found his game and broke back immediately and eventually took the first set 6-4...Federer started the set strong going up two breaks but was...
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India Abroad
| 12 months ago
Novak Djokovic [ Images ] swept aside third seed Roger Federer [ Images ] 6-4, 7-5, 6-3 with a ruthless display of consistent hitting to reach his first French Open [ Images ] final on Friday. The number one seed capitalised on series of Federer...
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Turks and Caicos Free Press
| 12 months ago
I'll Have Another's bid for the first Triple Crown in 34 years ended shockingly in the barn and not on the racetrack Friday when the colt was scratched the day before the Belmont Stakes and retired from racing with a swollen tendon. Novak Djokovic...
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United Press International
| 12 months ago
Djokovic, Nadal advance to title match Spaniard Rafael Nadal reacts after a shot during his French Open men's semifinal match against Spaniard David Ferrer at Roland Garros in Paris on June 8, 2012. June 8 (UPI) -- Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal...
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Merced Sun-Star
| 12 months ago
Novak Djokovic beat a mistake-prone Roger Federer 6-4, 7-5, 6-3 Friday to reach his first French Open final and close in on becoming the first man in 43 years with four consecutive Grand Slam titles...Djokovic lost three previous semifinals at Roland...
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Channel NewsAsia
| 12 months ago
Novak Djokovic moved to within one victory of Grand Slam history Friday, crushing Roger Federer 6-4, 7-5, 6-3 to reach a first French Open final and a clash with six-time champion Rafael Nadal. World number one Djokovic, who already has the Wimbledon,...
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Bradenton Herald
| 12 months ago
The Sports Network Six-time champion Rafael Nadal whipped fellow Spaniard David Ferrer on Friday to reach a men's Open Era-record seventh French Open final...Ferrer 6-2, 6-2, 6-1 in Friday's opening semifinal on Court Chatrier. Nadal will meet the...
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The independent
| 12 months ago
Suggested Topics Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal will face each other in a record fourth straight grand slam final after the world number one gained revenge for last year's semi-final defeat by Roger Federer with a 6-4 7-5 6-3 victory at Roland...
