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Novak Djokovic's upcoming defence of his Australian Open title was plunged into chaos on Tuesday as the Serb crashed out 6-4, 6-4 in his opening match at the Brisbane International.
The world number two was upset in his first match of the season and now has no chance this week of gaining ranking ground on Roger Federer competing in Doha.
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 Justine Henin defeated Serena Williams on Philippe Chatrier court in straight sets, 6-4 6-3, to reach the French Open semi-finals.Henin, looking to get a hat-trick of titles, has now won 31 consecutive sets in Paris dating back to 2005. She is now two rounds from becoming the first woman to win three consecutive French Open titles since...
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 The Serbs are taking Roland Garros by storm, as Ana Ivanovic and Jelena Jankovic outclassed their opponents to reach the semi-finals and write another page in the history of tennis.Ivanovic had a tough match against powerful and determined Svetlana Kuznetsova on the Court Chatrier. But the young Serb left her emotions in the locker room...
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 It looks like no one can stand in the face of Rafael Nadal’s perfect game on clay, not even his long-time opponent Lleyton Hewitt, who was trampled by the young Spaniard at the French Open in three sets, 6-3, 6-1, 7-6.Nadal dominated the match from the beginning, rushing in with a quip 4-0 before the Australian knew what hit him. The...
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 Amelie Mauresmo couldn’t hold her rhythm in front of enthusiast Lucile Safarova, losing after almost two hours of intense play in the third-round match of the Roland Garros, 6-3, 7-6.The French Open doesn’t seem to suit Mauresmo, which never managed to pass the quarter-finals in twelve appearances. Saturday was her chance to break the...
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 Chance didn’t smile for Venus Williams this time either, as
the former world number one was defeated on Friday in three sets by Jelena
Jankovic at the Roland Garros, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1.
Looking on the rankings chart, a 26th rated Williams couldn’t
stand a chance in front of a thrilling fourth-seeded Jankovic and the hostilities
on the...
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 United States men's tennis sunk to a new low on Wednesday. For the first time in 40 years no male tennis player of the U.S. reached the second round of the French Open.The worst American performance at the Roland Garros in at least 30 years began at the hands of Roger Federer, who started the road to his fourth consecutive major title by...
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 World’s No.1 Roger Federer will launch next week his ninth attempt to win the French Open, the only Grand Slam tournament he hasn't won. The Swiss will meet the little-known American Michael Russell in the first round."The French Open is my No. 1 priority," the eight-time Grand Slam winner stated.Federer was drawn in the same...
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 Roger Federer (ranked No. 1) beat Rafael Nadal (ranked No.2) 2-6, 6-2, 6-0 Sunday to win his fourth Hamburg Masters. The Swiss ended Nadal’s winning streak on clay at 81 matches. The Spaniard had been undefeated on this surface since April 2005. Since then he won 13 clay-court titles including the last two French Opens."If I have to...
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