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Li edges French teen in Roland Garros first round

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  • Posted Monday, May 24, 2010 at 6:40 PM

Chinese number one Li Na advanced to the French Open second round after edging French 17-year-old Kristina Mladenovic 7-5, 6-3 on Court Suzanne Lenglen here on Monday.
Mladenovic, the reigning junior champion and the youngest player in the draw, held her own throughout a competitive match but world number 12 Li eventually prevailed in one hour and 39 minutes.
Li, who reached the Australian Open semi-finals earlier this year, will face either Canada's Stephanie Dubois or Frenchwoman Stephanie Cohen-Aloro in the next round.

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Monfils, Baghdatis crash in Nice

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  • Posted Sunday, May 23, 2010 at 7:19 AM

Gael Monfils and Marcos Baghdatis, ranked third anf fifth seeds respectively, both crashed out in the quarter-finals of the ATP tournament here on Thursday.
World number 15 Monfils fell to Italian journeyman Potito Starace, ranked 63rd, in straight sets, 7-6 (7/2), 6-2 and did not offer any excuses for a defeat which does not bode well for the French Open that starts Sunday.

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Hewitt returns to down Isner at World Team Cup

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  • Posted Saturday, May 22, 2010 at 7:17 AM

Germany (AFP) – Lleyton Hewitt of Australia needed barely an hour to prove his hip injury is behind him as he defeated John Isner of the United States here at the World Team Cup.
The former Wimbledon and US Open champion saw off Isner 6-2, 6-4 in just 66 minutes and was rarely troubled by the American in the red group clash and looks in good form for Roland Garros at the end of this month.

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Federer, Nadal braced for French Open showdown

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  • Posted Friday, May 21, 2010 at 7:17 AM

Roger Federer shrugged off his Madrid Masters final defeat against Rafael Nadal and insisted it's all to play for at the French Open where he is the defending champion.

"The claycourt season will not be judged here, but in Paris," said the world number one after his 6-2, 7-6 (7/5) loss to his great Spanish rival in Sunday's final.
"We will see what happens in three weeks. I feel I'm ready for Paris. I felt a major improvement in my game compared to last week when I came here from Estoril."

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Henin could meet Sharapova in 3rd, Serena in QF

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  • at 7:15 AM

Welcome back, Justine. Your first French Open since 2007 could be quite a challenge.
Thanks to Friday's draw, four-time champion Justine Henin's return to Roland Garros might include a third-round match against Maria Sharapova and a rivalry-renewing quarterfinal against Serena Williams.
The bracket also sets up the No. 1-seeded Williams, who won the 2002 French Open, to face No. 4 Jelena Jankovic in the semifinals. Williams' older sister, No. 2 Venus, could meet No. 5 Elena Dementieva in the quarterfinals and defending champion Svetlana Kuznetsova in the semifinals.

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Rafael Nadal's knees much better than a year ago as he bids for 5th title

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  • at 7:14 AM

Rafael Nadal sauntered through a hotel lobby in the centre of town on Thursday, a bounce in his step and a black watch worth more than US$400,000 strapped to his left wrist.

The gait is noteworthy because Nadal's much-scrutinized knees are doing quite well — they "are in a very good moment," is the way he put it. The timepiece, crafted by luxury watchmaker Richard Mille with Nadal's input, is noteworthy because he plans to wear it while playing at the French Open.

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Mayer, Verdasco reach semis at Open de Nice

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  • at 7:13 AM

Leonardo Mayer of Argentina beat fifth-seeded Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 in the Open de Nice quarterfinals on Thursday.

Mayer hadn't beaten any players in the top 30 since last year's French Open, where he beat American James Blake in the first round.
Mayer converted just three of his 24 break points before closing out the match in 2 hours, 55 minutes.
In his second career semifinals, the 59th-ranked Mayer will meet second-seeded Fernando Verdasco of Spain, who struggled to beat Sergiy Stakhovsky of Ukraine 6-2, 6-7 (5), 6-4.

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Querrey beats Hajek in straight sets to maintain win streak at World Team Cup

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  • at 7:12 AM

Sam Querrey gave the United States a winning start in its bid to reach Saturday's final at the World Team Cup.

Querrey beat Jan Hajek 6-3, 7-5 on Thursday to put the U.S. 1-0 up against the Czech Republic in the Red Group and remain unbeaten in his three singles this week.
The second singles and a doubles will be Friday. The Americans are bidding to win a fifth title, but first since 1993.

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His knees better, Nadal eyes a 5th French title

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  • at 7:11 AM

Rafael Nadal sauntered through a hotel lobby in the center of town Thursday, a bounce in his step and a black watch worth more than $400,000 strapped to his left wrist.

The gait is noteworthy because Nadal's much-scrutinized knees are doing quite well — they "are in a very good moment," is the way he put it. The timepiece, crafted by luxury watchmaker Richard Mille with Nadal's input, is noteworthy because he plans to wear it while playing at the French Open.

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Serena Williams set for French Open bid

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  • at 7:08 AM

Serena Williams rates Paris as her favourite city and that sentiment will be all the stronger should she win a second French Open title, eight years after her first.
On the face of it, the American diva is facing an uphill battle as she has played just two tournaments since winning the Australian Open in January, losing to Jelena Jankovic in Rome and Nadia Petrova in Madrid.
But the signs are there that she is out to re-establish her claycourt credentials with several factors whetting her appetite.

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