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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…
Konta reaches French Open third round for first time
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Wednesday, 29 May 2019 10:58
British number one Johanna Konta continued her fine clay-court season by beating American Lauren Davis to reach the French Open third round. Konta, seeded 26th, needed four match points to clinch a hard-fought 6-3 1-6 6-3 victory over her 111th-ranked opponent.She had never won a main-draw match at Roland Garros until her opening match of this year's tournament on Tuesday.…
Fourth seed Bertens out with illness; Pliskova & Stephens advance
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Wednesday, 29 May 2019 10:19
Fourth seed Kiki Bertens retired from her French Open second-round match against Viktoria Kuzmova with illness.Bertens, one of the favourites for the title, was 3-1 behind in the first set when she called for the doctor, saying she had no energy and felt shaky.The Dutchwoman won the Madrid Open on 11 May, beating 2018 French Open champion Simona Halep in…
Federer & Nadal win in straight sets at French Open
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Wednesday, 29 May 2019 09:04
Former champion Roger Federer and 11-time winner Rafael Nadal moved into the third round of the French Open at Roland Garros without dropping a set.Federer, the 2009 champion, needed only 96 minutes to see off Germany's lucky loser Oscar Otte.The Swiss third seed, playing in the tournament for the first time since 2015, beat the world 144 6-4 6-3 6-4.…
Osaka fights back from brink to reach second round
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Tuesday, 28 May 2019 09:24
World number one Naomi Osaka avoided a premature end to her bid for a third straight Grand Slam title by coming from behind to reach the French Open second round.Osaka, 21, twice had to stop Slovakia's Anna Karolina Schmiedlova serving out the match before winning 0-6 7-6 (7-4) 6-1 at Roland Garros in Paris.Schmiedlova, ranked 90th in the world, made…
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