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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…
French Open 2019: Novak Djokovic into third round at Roland Garros
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Thursday, 30 May 2019 07:18
World number one Novak Djokovic gained a routine win over 'lucky loser' Henri Laaksonen to move into the third round of the French Open.Djokovic, who won the 2016 competition, secured a 6-1 6-4 6-3 victory on Court Suzanne Lenglen in Paris.He is aiming for his second Grand Slam title of 2019 after winning the Australian Open in January. The Serb…
French Open: Serena Williams reaches third round after beating Kurumi Nara
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Thursday, 30 May 2019 06:50
Serena Williams cruised into the third round of the French Open with a straight-set victory over Japanese qualifier Kurumi Nara.The 23-time Grand Slam champion beat 27-year-old Nara 6-3 6-2 in one hour seven minutes.American 10th seed Williams will play compatriot Sofia Kenin next after her opponent, Canada's Bianca Andreescu, withdrew with a shoulder injury. "I'm very serious when I play,…
Top seed Osaka survives scare to beat Azarenka
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Thursday, 30 May 2019 05:14
World number one Naomi Osaka survived another early scare to reach the third round of the French Open.Japan's Osaka, 21, overcame a poor start to beat two-time Grand Slam champion Victoria Azarenka 4-6 7-5 6-3.Osaka is chasing her third successive Grand Slam title having won the 2018 US Open and the Australian Open earlier this year. She will play Greece's…
Knee injury forces Edmund to quit French Open
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Thursday, 30 May 2019 05:06
Kyle Edmund is out of the French Open after retiring during his second-round match against Uruguayan Pablo Cuevas because of a left knee injury.The British number one, 24, trailed 7-6 (7-3) 6-3 2-1 when he called the trainer.After a lengthy chat the 28th seed told Cuevas he could not continue and shook hands with his opponent. Edmund's exit means Johanna…
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