French pain for Briton Keothavong

Nottingham : United Kingdom | May 23, 2011 at 6:12 AM PDT

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Britain's number two opened up a 2-0 lead before being pegged back but fired up her backhands to take the first set. After a time-out for a foot injury, the Russian improved and levelled the match after edging the second set tie-break. Keothavong, 27, recovered to 3-3 in the decider but, hampered by cramp,... FULL ARTICLE AT BBC

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