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French Open: Elina Svitolina beats Venus Williams to reach second round
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Sunday, 26 May 2019 10:59
Ukrainian ninth seed Elina Svitolina overcame a tricky first-round draw by beating seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams in straight sets at the French Open.Both players struggled on serve before 24-year-old Svitolina finished both sets stronger to win 6-3 6-3.American Williams, 38, has not gone past the third round of a Slam since reaching the 2017 US Open semi-finals. Svitolina…
French Open: Stefanos Tsitsipas comfortably into second round
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Sunday, 26 May 2019 08:40
Greek sixth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas comfortably beat German world number 110 Maximilian Marterer to reach the second round of the French Open.The Australian Open semi-finalist won 6-2 6-2 7-6 (7-4) to set up a second-round meeting with Bolivian world number 92 Hugo Dellien.Nicolas Mahut, 37, produced an upset, coming from two sets down to beat 16th seed Marco Cecchinato of…
French Open 2019: Roger Federer into second round with straight-set win
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Sunday, 26 May 2019 08:05
Roger Federer made a winning return to the French Open with a dominant first-round victory over Lorenzo Sonego.The Swiss 20-time Grand Slam winner, playing at Roland Garros for the first time in four years, beat the Italian 6-2 6-4 6-4.He arrived to a standing ovation on Philippe Chatrier court and left with the crowd on their feet in delight. The…
Tennis anti-corruption: Russian umpire failed to report 'corrupt approach'
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Sunday, 26 May 2019 00:21
Russian umpire Svetlana Teryaeva has been found guilty by the Tennis Integrity Unit of failing to report a 'corrupt approach'.Teryaeva did not co-operate with the person who approached her in June 2017, but did not report it had happened.The TIU said a third party "offered the promise of payment in return for her agreement to manipulate scores inputted on her…
French Open: Johanna Konta doing all the right things as she heads to Roland Garros
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Sunday, 26 May 2019 00:13
When a small gaggle of reporters met Johanna Konta at the door of the locker room to talk about her exit from the Australian Open in January, the focus was on the hour rather than her performance.Konta's second-round match with Garbine Muguruza had ended at 3.12am.Former Wimbledon champion Muguruza hit a couple of memorable returns in the final game to…
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