Defending champion Ana Ivanovic was most certainly not herself Sunday at the French Open. The exact cause remains a bit of a mystery. Ivanovic was eliminated at Roland Garros in the fourth round, losing to ninth-seeded Victoria Azarenka of Belarus 6-2, 6-3. "I started really well, and I felt really good in the beginning," said the eighth-seeded Ivanovic, who won her only Grand Slam title at last...
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Four-time defending champion Rafael Nadal was knocked out in the fourth round of the French Open, beaten 6-2 6-7 6-4 7-6 by Sweden's Robin Soderling on Sunday.
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Top-ranked Dinara Safina easily dispatched yet another opponent at the French Open, beating Aravane Rezai of France 6-1, 6-0 Sunday to advance to the quarterfinals.
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French Open quarterfinalist Fernando Gonzalez might owe some of his success to a rather unusual recent injury: He sprained his ankle during an autograph session. "Let's call it 'curious,"' the Chilean said of how he got hurt at a tournament in Rome this month. He was signing things for fans after a match when someone called out his name from the other side of the court.
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Andy Murray is in the French Open quarterfinals for the first time. The third-seeded Murray beat No. 13 Marin Cilic of Croatia 7-5, 7-6 (4), 6-1 on Sunday, giving the Briton the first four-match winning streak on clay in his career. Cilic was treated by a trainer for right leg problems in the third set after taking a tumble while chasing a lob.
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Russian fourth seed Elena Dementieva was beaten at the French Open with a 6-3, 4-6, 6-1 defeat by Australian Samantha Stosur.
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Russian fourth seed Elena Dementieva was beaten at the French Open with a 6-3, 4-6, 6-1 defeat by Australian Samantha Stosur.
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Serena Williams was sure the ball went off her opponent's arm, a no-no in tennis. The opponent, Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez, insisted the ball went off her racket. Williams accused Martinez Sanchez of "cheating." Martinez Sanchez thought that was a "stupid" thing for Williams to say. Then consider that the point in question helped Martinez Sanchez win the first set of their French Open match...
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Novak Djokovic became the first big-name player to be eliminated from the men's tournament at the French Open, losing to No. 29 Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 on Saturday.
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Novak Djokovic became the first big-name player to be eliminated from the men's tournament at the French Open, losing to No. 29 Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 on Saturday.
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