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News Source: The Examiner
| 6 months ago
Those unmistakable shrieks punctuating point after point on Court 1 at the French Open on Monday trumpeted Maria Sharapova 's return to the Grand Slam stage...Sharapova's tennis is not yet back to her lofty standards, as one might expect after...
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News Source: Androscoggin News
| 6 months ago
Andy Murray faces Italy's Potito Starace in the second round in Paris. Photograph: Laurent Baheux/AP Andy Murray , having won his first match in straight sets against Argentina's Juan Ignacio Chela, will be looking to make another sharp and incisive...
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News Source: Sify News
| 6 months ago
Russian Maria Sharapova shrilled her way into the second round of the French Open with a 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 victory over Anastasiya Yakimova of Belarus on Monday. The former world number one, who dropped to 102nd in the WTA rankings being out of action...
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News Source: Sify News
| 6 months ago
Andy Roddick overcame a psychological block on Monday when he clambered into the French Open second round with a 6-2, 6-4, 6-2 win over French wildcard Romain Jouan. French Open 2009 The American sixth seed had not made it past the first round since...
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News Source: Channel NewsAsia
| 6 months ago
Rafael Nadal, bidding for an historic fifth successive French Open, and Roger Federer, still seeking a first Roland Garros crown to complete a career Grand Slam, swept into the second round on Monday. But the two great rivals were overshadowed by the...
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News Source: Newstalk ZB
| 6 months ago
Venus Williams is also through in three sets. In the men's draw, top seeds Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer have had few problems in reaching the second round, while American Andy Roddick has had his first win in Paris since 2005. Federer glided...
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News Source: New Zealand Infotech Weekly
| 6 months ago
World No 1s Rafael Nadal and Dinara Safina dazzled their opponents in the Parisian sun to blaze into the second round of the French Open. Brazil's Marcos Daniel fought valiantly for almost 2½ hours before suffering the same fate as four-times...
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News Source: Inquirer.net
| 6 months ago
Maria Sharapova made a winning return to Grand Slam tennis when she came from behind to beat Belarus's Anastasiya Yakimova 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 in the first round of the French Open here on Monday. The Russian former world number one, who underwent surgery...
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News Source: Herald Tribune
| 6 months ago
The modern day King of Clay eclipsed another mark Monday, this time breaking the French Open men's record for consecutive wins. Click to enlarge Switzerland's Roger Federer serves the ball to Spain's Alberto Martin during their first round match of...
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News Source: Sacramento Bee
| 6 months ago
The King of Clay eclipsed another mark Monday, this time breaking the French Open men's record for consecutive wins. Top-seeded Rafael Nadal looked his usual dominant self in the first round, beating Marcos Daniel of Brazil 7-5, 6-4, 6-3 for his 29th...