General Tennis News from the Tennis Frontier
Open de Nice Côte d’Azur, Nice, France [ATP] – Final
Montanes d Monfils 6-0, 7-6(3)
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Power Horse Cup, Düsseldorf, Germany [ATP] – Final
Monaco d (6) Nieminen 6-4, 6-3
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Brussels Open, Brussels, Belgium [WTA] – Final
Kanepi d [8] Peng 6-2, 7-5
Brussels Open, Brussels, Belgium [WTA] – Semifinals
[8] Peng d Oprandi 6-4, 2-6, 6-4
Kanepi d Hampton 7-6(6), 6-4
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Internationaux de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France [WTA] – Final
[3] Cornet d Hradecka 7-6(4), 6-0
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Open de Nice Côte d’Azur, Nice, France [ATP] – Semifinals
Montanes d Roger-Vasselin 6-4, 4-6, 6-0
Monfils d Andujar 7-5, 6-4
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Power Horse Cup, Düsseldorf, Germany [ATP] – Semifinals
(3) Monaco d Pella 6-4, 7-6(8)
(6) Nieminen d Sijsling 7-5, 4-6, 6-3
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Brussels Open, Brussels, Belgium [WTA] – Quarterfinals
Kanepi d [7] Lepchenko 6-3, 4-6, 7-6(4)
Hampton d [2] Vinci 5-7, 6-3, 7-5
Oprandi V [8] Peng TBD
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Internationaux de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France [WTA] – Semifinals
[3] Cornet d Bouchard 7-5, 6-7(7), 6-3
Hradecka d Pennetta 1-6, 6-3, 6-1
Internationaux de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France [WTA] – Quarterfinals
Pennetta d Doi 7-5, 6-3
Hradecka d Larsson 7-5, 6-3
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World No. 1 Serena Williams and Agnieszka Radwanska (No. 4) of Poland are en route to meet in the semifinals on the top half of the draw, with the Belorussian Victoria Azarenka (No. 3) and Maria Sharapova (No. 2) heading towards a semifinal in the bottom half.
The full draw:
QUARTER 1:
Serena Williams (USA) (1)
Anna Tatishvili (GEO)
Qualifier
Caroline Garcia (FRA)
Monica Niculescu (ROU)
Johanna Larsson (SWE)
Kiki Bertens (NED)
Sorana Cirstea (ROU) (26)
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) (19)
Andrea Hlavackova (CZE)
Petra Cetkovska (CZE)
Olga Puchkova (RUS)
Qualifier
Qualifier
Stephanie Foretz Gacon (FRA)
Roberta Vinci (ITA) (15)
Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) (10)
Laura Robson (GBR)
Qualifier
Bojana Jovanovski (SRB)
Pauline Parmentier (FRA)
Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK)
Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS)
Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) (22)
Varvara Lepchenko (USA) (29)
Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (CRO)
Romina Oprandi (SUI)
Elina Svitolina (UKR)
Jana Cepelova (SVK)
Christina McHale (USA)
Mona Barthel (GER)
Angelique Kerber (GER) (8)
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QUARTER 2:
Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) (4)
Shahar Peer (ISR)
Mallory Burdette (USA)
Donna Vekic (CRO)
Qualifier
Mandy Minella (LUX)
Urszula Radwanska (POL)
Venus Williams (USA) (30)
Julia Goerges (GER) (24)
Qualifier
Virginie Razzano (FRA)
Claire Feuerstein (FRA)
Chanelle Scheepers (RSA)
Mathilde Johansson (FRA)
Petra Martic (CRO)
Ana Ivanovic (SRB) (14)
Nadia Petrova (RUS) (11)
Monica Puig (PUR)
Madison Keys (USA)
Misaki Doi (JPN)
Irena Pavlovic (FRA)
Shelby Rogers (USA)
Simona Halep (ROU)
Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) (20)
Sabine Lisicki (GER) (32)
Sofia Arvidsson (SWE)
Maria-Teresa Torro-Flor (ESP)
Qualifier
Ayumi Morita (JPN)
Yulia Putintseva (KAZ)
Arantxa Rus (NED)
Sara Errani (ITA) (5)
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QUARTER 3:
Na Li (CHN) (6)
A. Medina Garrigues (ESP)
Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA)
Lourdes Dominguez Lino (ESP)
Tatjana Maria (GER)
Qualifier
Coco Vandeweghe (USA)
Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) (27)
Klara Zakopalova (CZE) (23)
Kaia Kanepi (EST)
Stefanie Voegele (SUI)
Heather Watson (GBR)
Ashleigh Barty (AUS)
Lucie Hradecka (CZE)
Nina Bratchikova (POR)
Maria Kirilenko (RUS) (12)
Marion Bartoli (FRA) (13)
Olga Govortsova (BLR)
Kristyna Pliskova (CZE)
Qualifier
Melinda Czink (HUN)
Francesca Schiavone (ITA)
Flavia Pennetta (ITA)
Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) (21)
Alize Cornet (FRA) (31)
Maria Joao Koehler (POR)
Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU)
Silvia Soler-Espinosa (ESP)
Qualifier
Annika Beck (GER)
Elena Vesnina (RUS)
Victoria Azarenka (BLR) (3)
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QUARTER 4:
Petra Kvitova (CZE) (7)
Aravane Rezai (FRA)
Shuai Peng (CHN)
Camila Giorgi (ITA)
Qualifier
Yanina Wickmayer (BEL)
Jamie Hampton (USA)
Lucie Safarova (CZE) (25)
Jelena Jankovic (SRB) (18)
Daniela Hantuchova (SVK)
Karolina Pliskova (CZE)
Garbine Muguruza (ESP)
Kristina Mladenovic (FRA)
Lauren Davis (USA)
Kimiko Date-Krumm (JPN)
Samantha Stosur (AUS) (9)
Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) (16)
Lesia Tsurenko (UKR)
Marina Erakovic (NZL)
Elena Baltacha (GBR)
Qualifier
Alexandra Cadantu (ROU)
Karin Knapp (ITA)
Sloane Stephens (USA) (17)
Tamira Paszek (AUT) (28)
Melanie Oudin (USA)
Jie Zheng (CHN)
Vesna Dolonc (SRB)
Eugenie Bouchard (CAN)
Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL)
Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE)
Maria Sharapova (RUS) (2)
Defending French Open champion Rafael Nadal was drawn in the same half as Word Number 1 Novak Djokovic today at Roland Garros.
A dream final between the two is no longer possible with the pair destined to clash in semi-finals should they navigate the earlier rounds.
The full draw is as follows:
QUARTER 1:
Novak Djokovic (SRB) (1)
David Goffin (BEL)
Ivan Dodig (CRO)
Guido Pella (ARG)
Alex Kuznetsov (USA)
Lucas Pouille (FRA)
Alejandro Falla (COL)
Grigor DiMitrov (BUL) (26)
Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) (22)
Dmitry Tursunov (RUS)
Bernard Tomic (AUS)
Victor Hanescu (ROU)
Simone Bolelli (ITA)
Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE)
Qualifier
Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) (16)
Tommy Haas (GER) (12)
Guillaume Rufin (FRA)
Qualifier
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP)
Andrey Kuznetsov (RUS)
Ryan Harrison (USA)
Carlos Berlocq (ARG)
John Isner (USA) (19)
Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) (29)
Pablo Andujar (ESP)
Federico Delbonis (ARG)
Qualifier
Fernando Verdasco (ESP)
Marc Gicquel (FRA)
Nicolas Mahut (FRA)
Janko Tipsarevic (SRB) (8)
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QUARTER 2:
Rafael Nadal (ESP) (3)
Daniel Brands (GER)
Martin Klizan (SVK)
Michael Russell (USA)
Qualifier
Lukas Rosol (CZE)
Qualifier
Fabio Fognini (ITA) (27)
Benoit Paire (FRA) (24)
Marcos Baghdatis (CYP)
Lukasz Kubot (POL)
Qualifier
Grega Zemlja (SLO)
Santiago Giraldo (COL)
Jesse Levine (CAN)
Kei Nishikori (JPN) (13)
Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) (9)
Thiemo De Bakker (NED)
Qualifier
Horacio Zeballos (ARG)
Kenny De Schepper (FRA)
Robin Haase (NED)
Albert Ramos (ESP)
Jerzy Janowicz (POL) (21)
Florian Mayer (GER) (28)
Denis Istomin (UZB)
Florent Serra (FRA)
Nikolay Davydenko (RUS)
Qualifier
Qualifier
Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR)
Richard Gasquet (FRA) (7)
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QUARTER 3:
Tomas Berdych (CZE) (5)
Gael Monfils (FRA)
Ernests Gulbis (LAT)
Rogerio Dutra Silva (BRA)
Igor Sijsling (NED)
Jurgen Melzer (AUT)
Jurgen Zopp (EST)
Tommy Robredo (ESP) (32)
Andreas Seppi (ITA) (20)
Leonardo Mayer (ARG)
Blaz Kavcic (SLO)
Qualifier
Martin Alund (ARG)
Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA)
Qualifier
Nicolas Almagro (ESP) (11)
Milos Raonic (CAN) (14)
Xavier Malisse (BEL)
Qualifier
Michael Llodra (FRA)
Qualifier
Evgeny Donskoy (RUS)
Qualifier
Kevin Anderson (RSA) (23)
Marcel Granollers (ESP) (31)
Feliciano Lopez (ESP)
Joao Sousa (POR)
Go Soeda (JPN)
Qualifier
Albert Montanes (ESP)
Marinko Matosevic (AUS)
David Ferrer (ESP) (4)
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QUARTER 4:
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) (6)
Aljaz Bedene (SLO)
Jarkko Nieminen (FIN)
Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA)
Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP)
Gilles Muller (LUX)
Benjamin Becker (GER)
Jeremy Chardy (FRA) (25)
Juan Monaco (ARG) (17)
Daniel Gimeno-Traver (ESP)
Viktor Troicki (SRB)
James Blake (USA)
Radek Stepanek (CZE)
Nick Kyrgios (AUS)
Philipp Petzschner (GER)
Marin Cilic (CRO) (10)
Gilles Simon (FRA) (15)
Lleyton Hewitt (AUS)
Adrian Mannarino (FRA)
Pablo Cuevas (URU)
Jan Hajek (CZE)
Qualifier
Lukas Lacko (SVK)
Sam Querrey (USA) (18)
Julien Benneteau (FRA) (30)
Ricardas Berankis (LTU)
Tobias Kamke (GER)
Paolo Lorenzi (ITA)
Qualifier
Qualifier
Qualifier
Roger Federer (SUI) (2)
Open de Nice Côte d’Azur, Nice, France [ATP] – Quarterfinals
Andujar d (2) Simon 6-4, 7-5
Monfils d Haase 6-2, 6-3
Roger-Vasselin d (3) Querrey 3-6, 7-6(2), 6-1
Montanes d Mathieu 6-4, 6-1
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Power Horse Cup, Düsseldorf, Germany [ATP] – Quarterfinals
(6) Nieminen d (2) Haas W/O
Pella d (7) Troicki 7-6(5), 7-5
(3) Monaco d Kamke 6-3, 6-4
Sijsling d Hajek 6-3, 6-1
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Brussels Open, Brussels, Belgium [WTA] – Quarterfinals
[8] Peng d [4] Stephens 6-2, 6-3
Oprandi d Zheng 6-3, 3-6, 6-0
Brussels Open, Brussels, Belgium [WTA] – Second Round
Hampton d [5] Flipkens 6-4, 3-6, 7-5
[2] Vinci d Putintseva 6-3, 5-7, 6-2
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Internationaux de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France [WTA] – Quarterfinals
[3] Cornet d [7] Scheepers 6-3, 6-1
Bouchard d Tatishvili 6-3, 6-2
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Open de Nice Côte d’Azur, Nice, France [ATP] – Round of 16
Mathieu d Berlocq 7-5, 3-6, 6-3
(3) Querrey d Stakhovsky 7-5, 6-3
Roger-Vasselin d Berankis 2-6, 6-4, 6-2
Montanes d Hanescu 7-5, 7-6(2)
Andujar d Lu 6-2, 6-0
Haase d (4) Isner 6-4, 1-6, 7-5
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Power Horse Cup, Düsseldorf, Germany [ATP] – Round of 16
(2) Haas d Dodig 3-6, 6-4, 7-5
Sijsling d (4) Kohlschreiber 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
(3) Monaco d Ghem 6-4, 6-4
Pella d (1) Tipsarevic 7-6(1), 6-1
Kamke d Bedene 6-1, 6-4
(6) Nieminen d Bautista Agut 6-4, 5-7, 6-3
Hajek d Brands 6-1, 6-0
(7) Troicki d Zemlja 6-3, 7-6(3)
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Brussels Open, Brussels, Belgium [WTA] – Second Round
Stephens d Zhang 6-4, 6-0
Peng d Govortsova 4-6, 7-6(4), 7-6(4)
[7] Lepchenko d Baltacha 6-2, 6-0
Kanepi d Cepelova 6-3, 6-3
Oprandi d Goerges 6-3, 0-0
Zheng d [1] Wozniacki 6-2, 6-4
Brussels Open, Brussels, Belgium [WTA] – First Round
Zheng d Burdette 6-2, 4-6, 6-3
[6] Goerges d Vandeweghe 6-1, 7-5
Oprandi d Oudin 6-2, 6-2
Putintseva d Van Uytvanck 6-1, 6-0
[5] Flipkens d Keys 6-4, 1-6, 6-2
Kanepi d [3] Cibulkova 6-4, 7-6(6)
[8] Peng d Arvidsson 6-3, 6-0
Zhang d Rybarikova 6-1, 6-3
[4] Stephens d Pironkova 6-3, 2-6, 6-3
Hampton d Wickmayer 1-6, 6-3, 6-4
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Internationaux de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France [WTA] – Second Round
[3] Cornet d Linette 6-3, 6-4
[7] Scheepers d Rogers 2-6, 6-3, 6-4
Pennetta d Torro-Flor 6-2, 6-3
Doi d [4] Hsieh 6-4, 4-6, 7-6(3)
Hradecka d Davis 6-2, 6-2
Larsson d Razzano 6-3, 6-3
Tatishvili d [5] Niculescu 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
Bouchard d Giorgi 6-3, 6-0
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Open de Nice Côte d’Azur, Nice, France [ATP] – First Round
(6) Fognini d Cecchinato 1-6, 6-1, 6-2
Stakhovsky d Dutra Silva 6-2, 6-3
Mathieu d Harrison 6-4, 6-4
Rufin d Lorenzi 6-3, 6-1
Monfils d Giraldo 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
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Power Horse Cup, Düsseldorf, Germany [ATP] – First Round
Zemlja d Goffin 5-7, 6-0, 6-2
Troicki d Russell 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
Bedene d (8) Davydenko 3-6, 6-4, 6-3
Sijsling d Korolev 6-2, 6-4
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Brussels Open, Brussels, Belgium [WTA] – First Round
Cepelova d Tsurenko 5-7, 6-3, 7-5
Baltacha d Voegele 7-6(9), 7-5
[7] Lepchenko d Jovanovski 6-2, 6(8)-7, 6-4
Govortsova d Rus 6-2, 7-5
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Internationaux de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France [WTA] – First Round
Giorgi d [1] Bartoli 6-3, 6-2
Bouchard d Soler-Espinosa 6-3, 6-3
[5] Niculescu d Erakovic 6(7)-7, 6-3, 7-6(5)
Tatishvili d Garcia 6(4)-7, 7-5, 6-4
Razzano d [2] Paszek 6-1, 6-4
Larsson d Cetkovska 6-2, 2-6, 6-3
Davis d [6] McHale 7-5, 6-3
[4] Hsieh d Beck 6(6)-7, 7-5, 6-1
Doi d Pliskova 7-5, 6-2
Pennetta d Svitolina 6-4, 6-2
Torro-Flor d [8] Hantuchova 6-3, 4-6, 7-6(4)
[7] Scheepers d Feuerstein 7-5, 6-4
Rogers d Domachowska 6-2, 7-5
Linette d Puchkova 6-4, 7-6(2)
[3] Cornet d Johansson 6-3, 6-2
Hradecka d Muguruza 6-4, 6-3
Andy Murray has pulled out of Roland Garros. He said in a statement: “It’s a really tough decision and I love playing in Paris, but after seeking medical advice I am not fit to compete,” adding “now my complete focus is on getting back on the court as soon as possible.”
World #2 Murray has been troubled with a lower-back injury that caused him to retire from his second-round match in Rome. He has also stated that Wimbledon is his main priority.
Juan Martin Del Potro has also pulled out. The World #6 and a former French Open semi-finalist has been suffering with a bronchial infection since appearing at the Monte Carlo Open. He was forced to sit out scheduled events at the Portuguese Open and Madrid Masters. He returned for the Italian Open in Rome but was below his best in a poor outing against the Frenchman Benoit Paire. Following the Paire loss, Del Potro returned to Argentina.
Other Roland Garros casualties also include the Americans Mardy Fish and Brian Baker. They will be replaced in Friday’s draw by Joao Sousa of Portugal, and Guido Pella of Argentina.
Additionally, John Millan, an Australian wild card, has withdrawn due to shoulder injury, and will be replaced by Nick Kyrgios of Australia.
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Rafael Nadal (5) defeated Roger Federer (2) in the final of the Italian Open, 6-1, 6-3.
It was the pair’s 30th meeting. Nadal now leads the head-to-head 20-10.
Serena Williams (1) beat Victoria Azarenka (3) in the final of the Italian Open, 6-1, 6-3.