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May 31
Williams fights way into third round
Serena Williams fought back from a set and a break down to beat 17th seed Ashleigh Barty and make in into the third round of the French Open.
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May 31
McLachlan's first French Open foray over
Ben McLachlan has been upset in the first round of the French Open.
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June 3
Tennis: Djokovic, Murray set up blockbuster final
An 18-year rivalry will play out its next gripping chapter at Roland Garros as Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic eye up a French Open final in which milestones galore will be on the line.
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June 1
Tennis: Djokovic enters $100 million dollar club
Novak Djokovic had 100 million reasons to celebrate reaching the French Open quarter-finals, albeit two days later than expected, as players finally cleared the fourth-round backlog created by the fickle Parisian weather.
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May 24
Tennis: Big guns advance at French Open
Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams barely got their shoes dusty at the French Open but two of the top five women's seeds went out and Andy Murray survived the first round by the skin of his teeth.
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June 7
Tennis: Sharapova wins second French Open
Maria Sharapova has claimed her second French Open title by flooring Romanian fourth seed Simona Halep 6-4 6-7(5) 6-4 in a marathon final encounter.
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June 6
Tennis: Nadal, Djokovic to meet in French Open final
The belated appearance of the blazing sun at what had been a cold and chilly French Open allowed Rafa Nadal to scorch past Andy Murray and set up a hotly-anticipated final with Novak Djokovic.
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June 5
Tennis: Sharapova scraps way into French Open final
She once posed for a photograph with an eight-year-old Eugenie Bouchard but that friendly touch was not on show as Maria Sharapova wiped the smile off the Canadian's face to set up a French Open final with Simona Halep.
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June 1
Tennis: Federer dumped out of French Open
Roger Federer suffered his earliest defeat at the French Open for a decade when he lost to Latvian Ernests Gulbis in the fourth round, but Novak Djokovic made light work of Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to reach the quarter-finals in a flash.
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May 29
Tennis: Nadal masters young apprentice
Rafa Nadal provided a claycourt lesson for one of the game's young apprentices at the French Open when he crushed rising Austrian Dominic Thiem with a masterly display to reach the third round.
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May 28
Tennis: Williams sisters stunned by youngsters
Serena Williams was caught cold at the French Open by a Spanish 20-year-old who trounced the defending champion 6-2 6-2 in the second round to provide the shock of the tournament.
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May 26
Tennis: Nadal, Djokovic advance in France
Novak Djokovic played the funny man as he slithered to a 6-1 6-2 6-4 win over Portugal's Joao Sousa on a rain-interrupted second day at the French Open but defending champion Rafa Nadal slipped into his customary role of cold-eyed assassin on clay.
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June 8
Tennis: Serena powers to French Open title
Serena Williams proved an irresistible force once more as she powered past Maria Sharapova 6-4 6-4 to win the French Open for the second time - 11 years after her first triumph.
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June 7
Tennis: Nadal edges Djokovic to reach final
Rafa Nadal displayed the athleticism and self-belief that earned him seven French Open titles to tame Novak Djokovic 6-4 3-6 6-1 6-7(3) 9-7 in a pulsating 4-1/2 hour Roland Garros semi-final.
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June 7
Tennis: Ferrer overwhelms Tsonga in Paris anti-climax
There was a sense of anti-climax as David Ferrer brushed aside local favourite Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-1 7-6(3) 6-2 to reach his first grand slam final and set up an all-Spanish French Open final with seven-time champion Rafa Nadal.
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June 6
Tennis: Sharapova sets up final clash with Williams
Maria Sharapova turned her French Open semi-final into a game of Russian roulette, firing winners and ugly shots with equal measure as the champion bludgeoned her way past third seed Victoria Azarenka 6-1 2-6 6-4.
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June 5
Tennis: Nadal sets up semi clash with Djokovic
It was the same old story as seven-time champion Rafa Nadal turned claycourt machine once again with a 6-2 6-3 6-1 demolition of Swiss ninth seed Stanislas Wawrinka in the French Open quarter-finals.
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June 3
Tennis: Smiles for Nadal at French Open
All the complaints about lousy weather, windy courts and rotten schedules were forgotten as the sun finally shone on birthday boy Rafa Nadal's pursuit of a record eighth French Open title.
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May 30
Tennis: Djokovic progresses, Li sinks in Paris
Novak Djokovic had a simple solution to the rain showers that continued to play havoc at the French Open but the weather got the better of former women's champion Li Na, whose hopes were sunk at a soggy Roland Garros.
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May 29
Tennis: French players lead procession in Paris
A quintet of Frenchmen led a home procession at Roland Garros but Roger Federer still threatens to rain on their parade after sauntering into the third round of the French Open.
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May 27
Tennis: Narrow escape for Nadal at French Open
Daniel Brands ensured it was no regular Monday at the office for Rafa Nadal when the Spaniard came desperately close to being shown the door after walking on to Chatrier Court to begin his hunt for an eighth French Open title.
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May 26
Tennis: Federer, Williams stroll through in Paris
Roger Federer is used to ending grand slam tournaments on Sundays rather than starting them but the French Open's quirky schedule could not throw the Swiss stylist off his stride as he strolled through his Roland Garros opener in ruthless fashion.
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June 7
Tennis: Sharapova sweeps into French Open final
It was little wonder Maria Sharapova's jubilant coach was holding aloft his index finger as the Russian enjoyed a double celebration after sweeping into her maiden French Open final.
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June 6
Tennis: Nadal fires Almagro, Ferrer dispatches Murray
There is a reason Rafa Nadal is called "the Boss" by Nicolas Almagro, and overnight the ruthless claycourt king fired his fellow-Spaniard in his pursuit of a record seventh Roland Garros title.
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June 4
Tennis: Women's champ falls in French Open
A new name will be engraved on the Suzanne Lenglen trophy after the last remaining champion, China's Li Na, was felled in the fourth round of the French Open by a bespectacled 142nd ranked qualifier better known for her doubles skills.
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