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  • Sharapova, Azarenka, Jankovic, Kirilenko Advance to the French Open Women’s Quarterfinals

    Sharapova, Azarenka, Jankovic, Kirilenko Advance to the French Open Women’s Quarterfinals

    Victoria Azarenka, the No. 3 seed from Belarus, made quick work of the Italian former Roland Garros Champion, Francesca Schiavone, easily beating her 6-3, 6-0.

    The Russian Maria Kirilenko (12) beat the veteran Bethanie Mattek-Sands, of the United States.

    Maria Sharapova, the No. 2 seed and defending champion, dispatched Sloane Stephens, the No. 17 seed, 6-4, 6-3. Stephens was one of three women from the United States to make it to the Round of 16.

    Jelena Jankovic, of Serbia, the No. 18 seed, beat Jamie Hampton, 6-0, 6-2, securing the final spot in the women’s quarterfinals.

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  • Roland Garros/French Open Day 9, June 3: Scores

    Roland Garros/French Open Day 9, June 3: Scores

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    Court Philippe Chatrier – 11:00 AM

    Victoria Azarenka (BLR) (3) def. Francesca Schiavone (ITA) 6-3 6-0

    Novak Djokovic (SRB) (1) def. Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) (16) 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-4

    Rafael Nadal (ESP) (3) def. Kei Nishikori (JPN) (13) 6-6 6-1 6-3

    Maria Sharapova (RUS) (2) def. Sloane Stephens (USA) (17) 6-4 6-3

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    Court Suzanne Lenglen – 11:00 AM

    Tommy Haas (GER) (12) def. Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) (29) 6-1 6-1 6-3

    Maria Kirilenko (RUS) (12) def. Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) 7-5 6-4

    Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) (9) def. Richard Gasquet (FRA) (7) 6-7(5) 4-6 6-4 7-5 8-6

    Jelena Jankovic (SRB) (18) def. Jamie Hampton (USA) 6-0 6-2

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    Court 1 – 11:00 AM

    Andrea Hlavackova (CZE) (2) / Lucie Hradecka (CZE) (2) def. Shuai Zhang (CHN) (13) / Jie Zheng (CHN) (13) 6-3 7-6(0)

    Alexander Peya (AUT) (7) / Bruno Soares (BRA) (7) def. Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) / Frederik Nielsen (DEN) 6-3 7-5

    Michael Llodra (FRA) / Nicolas Mahut (FRA) def. Treat Huey (PHI) / Dominic Inglot (GBR) 6-3 6-4

    Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) (5) / Daniel Nestor (CAN) (5) def. Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) (3) / Nenad Zimonjic (SRB) (3) 7-5 6-4

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    Court 2 – Not Before: 12:00 PM

    Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) (10) / Galina Voskoboeva (KAZ) (10) def. Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) / Flavia Pennetta (ITA) 7-5 6-7(6) 6-0

    Cara Black (ZIM) / Marina Erakovic (NZL) def. Francesca Schiavone (ITA) / Samantha Stosur (AUS) 6-4 7-5

    Tomasz Bednarek (POL) / Jerzy Janowicz (POL) def. Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) / Daniel Gimeno-Traver (ESP) 6-4 6-4

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    Court 3 – Not Before: 12:00 PM

    Varvara Lepchenko (USA) / Saisai Zheng (CHN) def. Alla Kudryavtseva (RUS) / Anastasia Rodionova (AUS) 7-6(3) 6-3

    Sara Errani (ITA) (1) / Roberta Vinci (ITA) (1) def. Julie Coin (FRA) / Pauline Parmentier (FRA) 6-0 6-1

    Lucie Hradecka (CZE) / Frantisek Cermak (CZE) def. Natalie Grandin (RSA) / Filip Polasek (SVK)  7-6(3) 3-6 [10-5]

    Cara Black (ZIM) / Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi (PAK) vs. Nadia Petrova (RUS) / Juan Sebastian Cabal (COL) 7-6(5) 6-3

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    Court 7 – 11:00 AM

    David Marrero (ESP) (8) / Fernando Verdasco (ESP) (8) def. Feliciano Lopez (ESP) / Andre Sa (BRA) 6-2 6-2

    Pablo Cuevas (URU) / Horacio Zeballos (ARG) def. Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi (PAK) (6) / Jean-Julien Rojer (NED) (6) 5-7 6-3 7-6(5)

    Marcel Granollers (ESP) (2) / Marc Lopez (ESP) (2) def. Juan Sebastian Cabal (COL) / Robert Farah (COL) 6-3 6-4

    Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) (7) / Sania Mirza (IND) (7) def. Lauren Davis (USA) / Megan Moulton-Levy (USA) 1-6 6-3 6-0

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  • Robredo/Federer Wins 5-Setters; Advance to Roland Garros Quarterfinals

    Robredo/Federer Wins 5-Setters; Advance to Roland Garros Quarterfinals

    Tommy Robredo, the 31-year-old Spaniard, came back from two sets down today, to beat fellow countryman Nicolas Almagro, 6-7(5), 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.

    It was Robredo’s third five-setter in a row, each time losing the first two sets. In the second round he beat Igor Sijsling, of the Netherlands, 6-7(2), 4-6, 6-3, 6-1, 6-1; in the third round the Spaniard beat local favorite Frenchman Gael Monfils, 2-6, 6-7(5), 6-2, 7-6(3), 6-2.

    David Ferrer, also of Spain, made quick work of taking down the tall South African Kevin Anderson, 6-3, 6-1, 6-1.

    Robredo and Ferrer will now face off in the quarterfinals, thus guaranteeing at least one Spaniard making it through to the semis.

    The Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, the No. 6 seed, beat Viktor Troicki, of Serbia, in straight sets: 6-3, 6-3, 6-3.

    In the final men’s match of the day, Roger Federer, the No. 2 seed, and former Roland Garros champion, had to go five sets against the Frenchman Gilles Simon (15), before sealing the victory, 6-1, 4-6, 2-6, 6-2, 6-3. After winning the first set, the Swiss played a sloppy second and third sets, before rebounding in the fourth, eventually closing it out 6-3 in the fifth.

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  • S. Williams/Radwanska Advance To French Open Quarterfinals

    S. Williams/Radwanska Advance To French Open Quarterfinals

    Former Roland Garros champion Svetlana Kuznetsova beat the German Angelique Kerber, the No. 8 seed, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 on Sunday afternoon, becoming the first woman to advance to the French Open quarterfinals. It was a significant victory for the unseeded Russian, who had recently lost a long three-setter to Kerber in Madrid.

    Next up on Court Philippe Chatrier was the No. 1 seed, Serena Williams, also a former French Open champion, who beat the No. 15 seed, the Italian Roberta Vinci, 6-1, 6-3, setting the stage for the first women’s quarterfinal.

    The Italian Sara Errani (5) defeated Carla Suarez Navarro (20) of Spain, 5-7, 6-4, 6-3.  The final spot in the quarterfinals was determined when Agnieszka Radwanska (4), of Poland, beat the former French Open champion Ava Ivanovic (14), 6-2, 6-4.

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  • Roland Garros/French Open Day 8, June 2: Scores

    Roland Garros/French Open Day 8, June 2: Scores

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    Court Philippe Chatrier – 11:00 AM

    Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) def. Angelique Kerber (GER) (8) 6-4 4-6 6-3

    Serena Williams (USA) (1) def. Roberta Vinci (ITA) (15) 6-1 6-3

    Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) (6) def. Viktor Troicki (SRB) 6-3 6-3 6-3

    Roger Federer (SUI) (2) def. Gilles Simon (FRA) (15) 6-1 4-6 2-6 6-2 6-3

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    Court Suzanne Lenglen – 11:00 AM

    David Ferrer (ESP) (4) def. Kevin Anderson (RSA) (23) 6-3 6-1 6-1

    Tommy Robredo (ESP) (32) def. Nicolas Almagro (ESP) (11) 6-7(5) 3-6 6-4 6-4 6-4

    Sara Errani (ITA) (5) def. Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) (20) 5-7 6-4 6-3

    Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) (4) def. Ana Ivanovic (SRB) (14) 6-2 6-4

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    Court 1 – 11:00 AM

    Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) (7) / Sania Mirza (IND) (7) def. Alize Cornet (FRA) / Virginie Razzano (FRA) 6-3 6-4

    Mariusz Fyrstenberg (POL) (16) / Marcin Matkowski (POL) (16) def. Jonathan Dasnieres De Veigy (FRA) / Florent Serra (FRA) 6-4 6-3

    Christopher Kas (GER) / Oliver Marach (AUT) def. Julien Benneteau (FRA) (13) / Nenad Zimonjic (SRB) (13) 6-4 5-7 6-1

    Tomasz Bednarek (POL) / Jerzy Janowicz (POL) def. Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) / Potito Starace (ITA) 6-7(3) 6-3 7-6(4)

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    Court 2 – 11:00 AM

    Janette Husarova (SVK) / Sabine Lisicki (GER) def. Hao-Ching Chan (TPE) (15) / Darija Jurak (CRO) (15) 6-0 5-7 6-1

    Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) (5) / Daniel Nestor (CAN) (5) def. Shuai Zhang (CHN) / Julian Knowle (AUT) 6-3 7-5

    Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) / Frederik Nielsen (DEN) def. Jeremy Chardy (FRA) / Lukasz Kubot (POL) 6-2 6-7(5) 7-6(6)

    Jelena Jankovic (SRB) / Leander Paes (IND) def. Galina Voskoboeva (KAZ) / Daniele Bracciali (ITA) 7-5 6-3

    Cara Black (ZIM) / Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi (PAK) def. Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE) / Frederik Nielsen (DEN) 6-4 6-0

    Marcel Granollers (ESP) (2) / Marc Lopez (ESP) (2) def. Andreas Seppi (ITA) / Viktor Troicki (SRB) 6-3 6-2

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    Court 3 – 11:00 AM

    Lisa Raymond (USA) (4) / Bruno Soares (BRA) (4) def. Andrea Hlavackova (CZE) / Lukas Dlouhy (CZE) 6-2 4-6 [14-12]

    Not Before: 1:00 PM

    Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) (4) / Elena Vesnina (RUS) (4) def. Jelena Jankovic (SRB) / Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (CRO) 7-6(3) 6-4

    Nadia Petrova (RUS) (3) / Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) (3) def. Vania King (USA) / Monica Niculescu (ROU) 6-3 6-1

    Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) (3) / Nenad Zimonjic (SRB) (3) def. Alize Lim (FRA) / Jeremy Chardy (FRA) 6-3 7-6(5)

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    Court 7 – 11:00 AM

    Lucie Hradecka (CZE) / Frantisek Cermak (CZE) def. Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) / Jean-Julien Rojer (NED) 7-6(5) 6-2

    Cara Black (ZIM) / Marina Erakovic (NZL) def. Anna-Lena Groenefeld (GER) (9) / Kveta Peschke (CZE) (9) 6-3 6-4

    Francesca Schiavone (ITA) / Samantha Stosur (AUS) def. Kimiko Date-Krumm (JPN) / Arantxa Parra Santonja (ESP) 2-6 7-5 6-2

    Natalie Grandin (RSA) / Filip Polasek (SVK) def. Anna-Lena Groenefeld (GER) (6) / Horia Tecau (ROU) (6) 1-6 6-0 [10-7]

    Nadia Petrova (RUS) / Juan Sebastian Cabal (COL) def. Anastasia Rodionova (AUS) / Santiago Gonzalez (MEX) 6-3 6-2

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  • Roland Garros/French Open Day 7, June 1: Scores

    Roland Garros/French Open Day 7, June 1: Scores

    Scores will be added as known.

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    Court Philippe Chatrier – 11:00 AM

    Victoria Azarenka (BLR) (3) def. Alize Cornet (FRA) (31) 4-6 6-3 6-1

    Maria Sharapova (RUS) (2) def. Jie Zheng (CHN) 6-1 7-5

    Rafael Nadal (ESP) (3) def. Fabio Fognini (ITA) (27) 7-6(5) 6-4 6-4

    Novak Djokovic (SRB) (1) def. Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) (26) 6-2 6-2 6-3

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    Court Suzanne Lenglen – 11:00 AM

    Kei Nishikori (JPN) (13) def. Benoit Paire (FRA) (24) 6-3 6-7(3) 6-4 6-1

    Francesca Schiavone (ITA) def. Marion Bartoli (FRA) (13) 6-2 6-1

    Richard Gasquet (FRA) (7) def. Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) 6-4 6-4 6-3

    Jelena Jankovic (SRB) (18) def. Samantha Stosur (AUS) (9) 3-6 6-3 6-4

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    Court 1 – 11:00 AM

    Sloane Stephens (USA) (17) def. Marina Erakovic (NZL)  6-4 6-7(5) 6-3

    Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) def. Paula Ormaechea (ARG) 4-6 6-1 6-3

    Tommy Haas (GER) (12) def. John Isner (USA) (19) 7-5 7-6(4) 4-6 6-7(10) 10-8

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    Court 2 – 11:00 AM

    Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) (11) / Lucie Safarova (CZE) (11) def. Caroline Garcia (FRA) / Mathilde Johansson (FRA) 6-2 6-4

    Michael Llodra (FRA) / Nicolas Mahut (FRA) def. Max Mirnyi (BLR) (5) / Horia Tecau (ROU) (5) 4-6 7-6(3) 7-5

    Not Before: 2:00 PM

    Maria Kirilenko (RUS) (12) def. Stefanie Voegele (SUI) 7-6(3) 7-5

    Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) (9) def. Jerzy Janowicz (POL) (21) 6-3 6-7(2) 6-3 6-3

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    Court 3 – 11:00 AM

    Oksana Kalashnikova (GEO) / Alicja Rosolska (POL) def. Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE) (8) / Shuai Peng (CHN) (8) 4-6 6-0 6-4

    Andrea Hlavackova (CZE) (2) / Lucie Hradecka (CZE) (2) def. Sorana Cirstea (ROU) / Ayumi Morita (JPN) 7-5 1-6 6-0

    Julien Benneteau (FRA) (13) / Nenad Zimonjic (SRB) (13) def. Pablo Andujar (ESP) / Tommy Robredo (ESP) 4-6 6-3 6-3

    Natalie Grandin (RSA) / Filip Polasek (SVK) def. Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) / Colin Fleming (GBR) 6-4 7-5

    Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) (3) / Nenad Zimonjic (SRB) (3) def. Caroline Garcia (FRA) / Marc Gicquel (FRA) 6-2 7-5

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    Court 6 – 12:30 PM

    Treat Huey (PHI) / Dominic Inglot (GBR) def. Mikhail Elgin (RUS) / Denis Istomin (UZB) 6-3 7-6(5)

    Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) / Flavia Pennetta (ITA) def. Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) / Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) 6-2 6-3

    Feliciano Lopez (ESP) / Andre Sa (BRA) def. Philipp Marx (GER) / Florin Mergea (ROU) 6-2 3-6 7-6(5)

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    Court 7 – 11:00 AM

    Ivan Dodig (CRO) (12) / Marcelo Melo (BRA) (12) def. Marc Gicquel (FRA) / Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) 6-4 4-6 6-3

    Bob Bryan (USA) (1) / Mike Bryan (USA) (1) def. Eric Butorac (USA) / Jack Sock (USA) 7-5 7-6(2)

    Not Before: 2:00 PM

    Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) (29) def. Janko Tipsarevic (SRB) (8) 6-4 6-4 6-3

    Jamie Hampton (USA) def. Petra Kvitova (CZE) (7) 6-1 7-6(7)

    Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) (16) def. Victor Hanescu (ROU) 6-0 7-6(0) 6-1

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    Court 8 – 12:30 PM

    Sara Errani (ITA) (1) / Roberta Vinci (ITA) (1) def. Lourdes Dominguez Lino (ESP) / Garbine Muguruza (ESP) 6-3 3-6 6-2

    Hao-Ching Chan (TPE) (15) / Darija Jurak (CRO) (15) def. Silvia Soler-Espinosa (ESP) / Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) 6-1 6-3

    Varvara Lepchenko (USA) / Saisai Zheng (CHN) def. Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) / Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK) 3-6 7-6(9) 6-3

    Anna-Lena Groenefeld (GER) (6) / Horia Tecau (ROU) (6) def. Julie Coin (FRA) / Nicolas Mahut (FRA) 6-3 1-6 [10-5]

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    Court 14 – 12:30 PM

    David Marrero (ESP) (8) / Fernando Verdasco (ESP) (8) def. Frantisek Cermak (CZE) / Michal Mertinak (SVK) 7-6(5) 6-3

    Cara Black (ZIM) / Marina Erakovic (NZL) def. Angelique Kerber (GER) / Andrea Petkovic (GER) 6-2 6-1

    Lucie Hradecka (CZE) / Frantisek Cermak (CZE) def. Ashleigh Barty (AUS) / Rohan Bopanna (IND) 6-4 6-4

    Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE) / Frederik Nielsen (DEN) def. Sorana Cirstea (ROU) / David Marrero (ESP) 7-6(5) 6-4

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    Court 16 – 11:00 AM

    Vania King (USA) / Monica Niculescu (ROU) def. Mona Barthel (GER) / Liga Dekmeijere (LAT) 6-0 6-4

    Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi (PAK) (6) / Jean-Julien Rojer (NED) (6) def. Aljaz Bedene (SLO) / Grega Zemlja (SLO) 7-5 6-1

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    Court 17 – 11:00 AM

    Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) (5) / Daniel Nestor (CAN) (5) def. Abigail Spears (USA) / Scott Lipsky (USA) 6-2 6-4

    Pablo Cuevas (URU) / Horacio Zeballos (ARG) def. Jurgen Melzer (AUT) (9) / Leander Paes (IND) (9) 5-7 6-4 7-6(6)

    Andreas Seppi (ITA) / Viktor Troicki (SRB) def. Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA) / Lucas Pouille (FRA) 6-2 6-0

    Anastasia Rodionova (AUS) / Santiago Gonzalez (MEX) def. Casey Dellacqua (AUS) (7) / Mahesh Bhupathi (IND) (7) 6-4 1-6 [11-9]

    Alize Lim (FRA) / Jeremy Chardy (FRA) def. Heather Watson (GBR) / Jonathan Marray (GBR) 6-4 6-7(8) [14-12]

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  • “Physical Impediments A Nightmare For Juan Martin del Potro” (From: Canchallena)

    “Physical Impediments A Nightmare For Juan Martin del Potro” (From: Canchallena)

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    Translated from: “Los obstáculos físicos, una gran pesadilla para Juan Martín Del Potro” (Canchallena.lanacion.com.ar, May 23, 2013)

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    In keeping with a year that has had more heartache than happiness, the world #7 won’t be playing at the French Open this year; due to a viral infection, physical problems are still complicating his career.

    Del Potro keeps running into problems, one after the other — inopportune, harmful.  Every week since the beginning of the year, the current top Argentine player has been losing ground from where he was projected to be, which was #5 in the world, after a recharged 2012 that included an Olympic Bronze Medal.  The injuries and health issues have squelched  the path of JMDP in the last months of ATP action.  And now, the biggest blow of the season:  he won’t play at Roland Garros.

    The physical issues aren’t new:  they’ve plagued him since he turned pro, and when he had a real chance to realize his dream, to be #1 [after the USO in 2009,] injuries got in the way.  At this point, the decision of whether or not to skip the second Grand Slam of the year, where he is defending 360 QF points, came down to him, his team, and sports cardiologist, Roberto Piedró.

    In the start-up to the European clay court season, he contracted an upper-respiritory infection, and a lower digestive tract virus, which required him to stop training.  A recurrence of the bronchial spasms caused the withdrawal from Oeiras (formerly Estoril, where he had won in 2011-12,) and also from Madrid, a MS1000.

    It was in Rome, also a MS1000, where, lacking rhythm, he lost, not unexpectedly, and returned to [Argentina] to recover.  He regained his general strength, but he wasn’t in top competitive shape, and, since he wouldn’t be going into RG at his maximum level, he and his team decided that the best course was to keep up with the rehab, and to begin looking forward to the  grass swing, which, depending on how it goes, will include Queen’s (10 June), an exhibition at Boodle’s (18 June), and Wimbledon (starting 24 June).

    Unlike last year, in the current calendar year del Potro has lost several matches – at least 4 – to lesser rivals, and certainly he wasn’t willing to expose himself to another fall in Paris.  Up to this point in the year, the Argentine has accumulated only 1605 ranking points, whereas, up to this point last year, through RG, he had gained 2475.

    “I’m sad not to participate at RG, and to have been able to play [the European clay court swing] the way I would have liked to.  RG is one of the most important tournaments of the year, and I don’t like having to miss it.  I’m not in the best physical shape to fight for a tournament of this level.  I’m going to keep working as hard as possible, because I want, more than anyone, to come back at my best,” del Potro declared, on his Facebook page.  At the same time, interviewed for The Nation, Piedró explained, “Juan Martin is better than he was a while back, but still is not 100% to compete in a tournament of best of 5 sets.  He wanted to play, that was his intention, but we analyzed it all together, and the important thing was not to have a set-back.”

    Piedró … was not surprised about the virus that took down del Potro.  “This is the season when we see a lot of these cases, especially in the beginning of the Spring.  The recovery time depends on each person, but, with Juan Martin,  this one hit him particularly hard, and it created respiratory problems.  I’m actually surprised by how quickly he’s gone back to training.  He has to train physically and aerobically, and get back to full capacity,” says del Potro’s personal physician.

    After an interesting 2012, [del Potro] looked forward to this year with dreams of success, and solid strides in the big tournaments.  But, once again, as has happened so many times in his career, injuries or health issues have stalled him.

     

     

     

     

  • Roland Garros/French Open Day 6, May 31: Scores

    Roland Garros/French Open Day 6, May 31: Scores

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    Court Philippe Chatrier – 11:00 AM

    Marion Bartoli (FRA) (13) def. Mariana Duque-Marino (COL) 7-6(5) 7-5

    Not Before: 12:00 PM

    Maria Sharapova (RUS) (2) def. Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) 6-2 6-4

    Roger Federer (SUI) (2) def. Julien Benneteau (FRA) (30) 6-3 6-4 7-5

    Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) (6) def. Jeremy Chardy (FRA) (25) 6-1 6-2 7-5

    Ana Ivanovic (SRB) (14) def. Virginie Razzano (FRA) 6-3 6-2

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    Court Suzanne Lenglen – 11:00 AM

    Rafael Nadal (ESP) (3) def. Martin Klizan (SVK) 4-6 6-3 6-3 6-3

    Serena Williams (USA) (1) def. Sorana Cirstea (ROU) (26) 6-0 6-2

    Tommy Robredo (ESP) (32) def. Gael Monfils (FRA) 2-6 6-7(5) 6-2 7-6(3) 6-2

    Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) (4) def. Dinah Pfizenmaier (GER) 6-3 6-4

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    Court 1 – 11:00 AM

    Richard Gasquet (FRA) (7) def. Michal Przysiezny (POL) 6-3 6-3 6-0

    David Ferrer (ESP) (4) def. Feliciano Lopez (ESP) 6-1 7-5 6-4

    Sara Errani (ITA) (5) def. Sabine Lisicki (GER) (32) 6-0 6-4

    Angelique Kerber (GER) (8) def. Varvara Lepchenko (USA) (29) 6-4 6-7(3) 6-4

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    Court 2 – 11:00 AM

    Tommy Haas (GER) (12) def. Jack Sock (USA) 7-6(3) 6-2 7-5

    Francesca Schiavone (ITA) def. Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) (21) 6-1 4-6 6-3

    Gilles Simon (FRA) (15) def. Sam Querrey (USA) (18) 2-6 6-3 2-6 7-6(2) 6-2

    Jeremy Chardy (FRA) / Lukasz Kubot (POL) vs. Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) / Frederik Nielsen (DEN) To Finish 2-6 7-6(5)

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    Court 3 – 11:00 AM

    Janko Tipsarevic (SRB) (8) def. Fernando Verdasco (ESP) 7-6(3) 6-1 3-6 5-7 8-6

    Not Before: 12:00 PM

    Stefanie Voegele (SUI) def. Kaia Kanepi (EST)  7-6(6) 3-6 8-6

    Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) (20) def. Monica Puig (PUR) 6-4 7-5

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    Court 5 – 12:30 PM

    Jelena Jankovic (SRB) / Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (CRO) def. Severine Beltrame (FRA) / Laura Thorpe (FRA) 7-5 6-3

    Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) (4) / Elena Vesnina (RUS) (4) def. Nina Bratchikova (POR) / Tamarine Tanasugarn (THA) 6-1 6-4

    Cara Black (ZIM) / Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi (PAK) def. Sania Mirza (IND) (1) / Robert Lindstedt (SWE) (1) 6-2 6-3

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    Court 6 – 11:00 AM

    Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) def. Denis Istomin (UZB) 6-4 7-5 6-2

    Not Before: 12:00 PM

    Maria Kirilenko (RUS) (12) def. Ashleigh Barty (AUS)  6-3 6-1

    Viktor Troicki (SRB) def. Marin Cilic (CRO) (10) 7-6(12) 6-4 7-5

    Michael Llodra (FRA) / Nicolas Mahut (FRA) def. Mateusz Kowalczyk (POL) / Lukas Rosol (CZE) 6-3 6-3

    Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) def. Bojana Jovanovski (SRB) 6-4 7-6(2)

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    Court 7 – 11:00 AM

    John Isner (USA) (19) def. Ryan Harrison (USA) 5-7 6-7(7) 6-3 6-1 8-6

    Not Before: 12:00 PM

    Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) (9) def. Horacio Zeballos (ARG) 6-2 7-6(2) 6-4

    Kevin Anderson (RSA) (23) def. Milos Raonic (CAN) (14) 7-5 7-6(4) 6-3

    Roberta Vinci (ITA) (15) def. Petra Cetkovska (CZE) 6-1 2-6 6-2

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    Court 8 – 11:00 AM

    Mariusz Fyrstenberg (POL) (16) / Marcin Matkowski (POL) (16) def. Andre Begemann (GER) / Martin Emmrich (GER) 6-0 6-2

    Shuai Zhang (CHN) / Julian Knowle (AUT) def. Raquel Kops-Jones (USA) / Treat Huey (PHI) 6-1 6-2

    Juan Sebastian Cabal (COL) / Robert Farah (COL) def. Jamie Murray (GBR) / John Peers (AUS) 3-6 6-4 6-4

    Andrea Hlavackova (CZE) / Lukas Dlouhy (CZE) def. Kveta Peschke (CZE) / Marcin Matkowski (POL) 3-6 6-1 [10-8]

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    Court 10 – 11:00 AM

    Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE) (8) / Shuai Peng (CHN) (8) def. Irina Falconi (USA) / Mervana Jugic-Salkic (BIH) 7-5 6-2

    Not Before: 12:00 PM

    Marc Gicquel (FRA) / Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) def. Daniel Brands (GER) / Frank Moser (GER) 3-6 6-3 6-3

    Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi (PAK) (6) / Jean-Julien Rojer (NED) (6) def. Evgeny Donskoy (RUS) / Dmitry Tursunov (RUS) 6-3 7-6(1)

    Mona Barthel (GER) / Liga Dekmeijere (LAT) def. Ashleigh Barty (AUS) (14) / Casey Dellacqua (AUS) (14) 3-6 6-4 6-3

    Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) / Jean-Julien Rojer (NED) def. Elena Vesnina (RUS) (2) / Max Mirnyi (BLR) (2) 0-6 6-0 [10-6]

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    Court 11 – 12:30 PM

    Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) (11) / Lucie Safarova (CZE) (11) def. Vera Dushevina (RUS) / Alexandra Panova (RUS)  4-6 6-2 6-4

    Lauren Davis (USA) / Megan Moulton-Levy (USA) def. Madison Keys (USA) / Melanie Oudin (USA) 6-4 3-6 6-3

    Liezel Huber (USA) (8) / Marcelo Melo (BRA) (8) def. Severine Beltrame (FRA) / Benoit Paire (FRA) 0-6 7-5 [11-9]

    Sorana Cirstea (ROU) / Ayumi Morita (JPN) def. Simona Halep (ROU) / Arantxa Rus (NED) 7-6(2) 6-3

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    Court 14 – 11:00 AM

    Jonathan Dasnieres De Veigy (FRA) / Florent Serra (FRA) def. Robert Lindstedt (SWE) (3) / Daniel Nestor (CAN) (3) 7-6(4) 6-3

    Not Before: 12:00 PM

    Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) (10) / Galina Voskoboeva (KAZ) (10) def. Maria-Teresa Torro-Flor (ESP) / Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) 6-2 7-5

    Nadia Petrova (RUS) (3) / Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) (3) def. Olga Govortsova (BLR) / Anna Tatishvili (GEO) 7-5 6-1

    Pablo Cuevas (URU) / Horacio Zeballos (ARG) def. Carlos Berlocq (ARG) / Leonardo Mayer (ARG) 2-6 6-3 6-1

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    Court 16 – 11:00 AM

    Jerzy Janowicz (POL) (21) def. Robin Haase (NED) 6-4 4-6 6-4 6-3

    Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) / Daniel Gimeno-Traver (ESP) def. Jonathan Erlich (ISR) / Andy Ram (ISR) 7-5 3-6 6-3

    Lisa Raymond (USA) (4) / Bruno Soares (BRA) (4) def. Stephanie Foretz Gacon (FRA) / Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) 7-5 6-3

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    Court 17 – 11:00 AM

    Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) (29) def. Federico Delbonis (ARG) 6-3 6-7(5) 7-5 6-4

    Caroline Garcia (FRA) / Mathilde Johansson (FRA) def. Annika Beck (GER) / Valeria Solovyeva (RUS) 6-1 3-6 6-4

    Alla Kudryavtseva (RUS) / Anastasia Rodionova (AUS) def. Catalina Castano (COL) / Katalin Marosi (HUN) 6-1 6-1

    Nicolas Almagro (ESP) (11) def. Andreas Seppi (ITA) (20) 7-6(1) 6-0 6-4

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  • Roland Garros/French Open Day 5, May 30: Scores

    Roland Garros/French Open Day 5, May 30: Scores

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    Court Philippe Chatrier – 11:00 AM

    Samantha Stosur (AUS) (9) def. Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) 6-4 6-3

    Novak Djokovic (SRB) (1) def. Guido Pella (ARG) 6-2 6-0 6-2

    Maria Sharapova (RUS) (2) vs. Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) To Finish 6-2 4-2

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    Court Suzanne Lenglen – 11:00 AM

    Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) (26) def. Lucas Pouille (FRA) 6-1 7-6(4) 6-1

    Victoria Azarenka (BLR) (3) def. Annika Beck (GER) 6-4 6-3

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    Court 1 – 11:00 AM

    Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) def. Na Li (CHN) (6) 5-7 6-3 6-2

    Benoit Paire (FRA) (24) def. Lukasz Kubot (POL) 7-6(2) 6-2 6-4

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    Court 2 – 11:00 AM

    Kei Nishikori (JPN) (13) def. Grega Zemlja (SLO) 6-1 5-7 6-1 6-4

    Alize Cornet (FRA) (31) def. Silvia Soler-Espinosa (ESP) 6-1 6-3

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    Court 3 – 11:00 AM

    Jelena Jankovic (SRB) (18) def. Garbine Muguruza (ESP) 6-3 6-0

    Fabio Fognini (ITA) (27) def. Lukas Rosol (CZE) 6-2 7-6(3) 2-6 6-1

    Kaia Kanepi (EST) vs. Stefanie Voegele (SUI) To Finish 6-5

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    Court 4 – 11:00 AM

    Catalina Castano (COL) / Katalin Marosi (HUN) def. Renata Voracova (CZE) / Klara Zakopalova (CZE) 1-6 6-3 7-6(5)

    Andrea Hlavackova (CZE) (2) / Lucie Hradecka (CZE) (2) def. Alize Lim (FRA) / Aravane Rezai (FRA) 6-0 6-3

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    Court 5 – 11:00 AM

    Jie Zheng (CHN) def. Melanie Oudin (USA) 6-3 6-1

    Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) / Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK) def. Raquel Kops-Jones (USA) (6) / Abigail Spears (USA) (6) 1-6 6-2 7-5

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    Court 6 – 11:00 AM

    Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) (16) def. Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE) Walkover

    Sloane Stephens (USA) (17) def. Vania King (USA) 6-1 6-3

    Petra Kvitova (CZE) (7) def. Shuai Peng (CHN) 6-4 6-3

    Ashleigh Barty (AUS) vs. Maria Kirilenko (RUS) (12) To Finish 3-3

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    Court 7 – 11:00 AM

    Marina Erakovic (NZL) def. Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) (16) 6-2 2-6 6-4

    Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) (9) vs. Horacio Zeballos (ARG) To Finish 6-2 7-6(2) 3-3

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    Court 8 – 11:00 AM

    Victor Hanescu (ROU) def. Dmitry Tursunov (RUS) 6-4 6-6(3) Ret.

    Not Before: 12:30 PM

    Varvara Lepchenko (USA) / Saisai Zheng (CHN) def. Sofia Arvidsson (SWE) / Johanna Larsson (SWE) 6-1 7-6(3)

    Sara Errani (ITA) (1) / Roberta Vinci (ITA) (1) vs. Lourdes Dominguez Lino (ESP) / Garbine Muguruza (ESP) To Finish 6-3 3-4

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    Court 9 – 12:30 PM

    Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) / Daniel Gimeno-Traver (ESP) def. Albano Olivetti (FRA) / Maxime Teixeira (FRA) 6-4 6-2

    Lauren Davis (USA) / Megan Moulton-Levy (USA) vs. Madison Keys (USA) / Melanie Oudin (USA) To Finish 6-4 3-6 2-1

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    Court 10 – 11:00 AM

    Feliciano Lopez (ESP) / Andre Sa (BRA) def. Colin Fleming (GBR) (10) / Jonathan Marray (GBR) (10) 7-6(4) 6-7(3) 7-5

    Marc Gicquel (FRA) / Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) vs. Daniel Brands (GER) / Frank Moser (GER) To Finish 3-6 6-3 3-1

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    Court 11 – 12:30 PM

    Nadia Petrova (RUS) / Juan Sebastian Cabal (COL) def. Mandy Minella (LUX) / Alexander Peya (AUT) 6-4 7-5

    Vera Dushevina (RUS) / Alexandra Panova (RUS) vs. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) (11) / Lucie Safarova (CZE) (11) To Finish 6-4 0-1

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    Court 14 – 11:00 AM

    Oksana Kalashnikova (GEO) / Alicja Rosolska (POL) def. Irina Buryachok (UKR) / Heather Watson (GBR) 3-6 6-4 7-5

    Treat Huey (PHI) / Dominic Inglot (GBR) def. Tobias Kamke (GER) / Florian Mayer (GER) 7-6(5) 6-4

    Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) (10) / Galina Voskoboeva (KAZ) (10) vs. Maria-Teresa Torro-Flor (ESP) / Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) To Finish 6-2 5-4

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    Court 16 – 11:00 AM

    Nina Bratchikova (POR) / Tamarine Tanasugarn (THA) def. Jana Cepelova (SVK) / Karolina Pliskova (CZE) 6-4 7-5

    Not Before: 12:30 PM

    Janette Husarova (SVK) / Sabine Lisicki (GER) def. Eva Hrdinova (CZE) / Bojana Jovanovski (SRB) 4-6 6-1 6-4

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    Court 17 – 11:00 AM

    Paula Ormaechea (ARG) def. Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) (27) 6-4 7-6(6)

    Jamie Hampton (USA) def. Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (SVK) 7-5 6-2

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  • “Federer and Wawrinka, Friends No More – Rivalry in the Garden of Eden” (From: Neue Zurcher Zeitung)

    “Federer and Wawrinka, Friends No More – Rivalry in the Garden of Eden” (From: Neue Zurcher Zeitung)

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    Translated from: “Federer und Wawrinka keine Freunde mehr – Konkurrenz im Garten Eden” (Neue Zürcher Zeitung, May 28, 2013)

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    In Federer and Wawrinka, for the first time since the summer of 2008 Switzerland has two men in the ATP ranking’s top ten. At the tournament in Rome, Wawrinka had to withdraw in Round 2.

    By Jürg Vogel

    Change is a constant in tennis. The super power USA has, for the first time in twenty years, no player in the ATP top ten, while Switzerland has two in the leading group – a representation that, however, only partly reflects the true distribution of power in men’s tennis.

    Consequences of Effort

    The result seems all the more positive for Swiss tennis’s efforts to build a new platform for the time after Roger Federer. Regarding the considerable stagnation in the field of candidates for a professional career, Wawrinka is buying time for the federation. The Romand [French Swiss] is, at age 28, in his tennis prime. And on the big tour, the presence of thirty-somethings at the top is increasing.

    Wednesday [May 15th] however wasn’t a lucky day for Wawrinka. Because of thigh problems, the right-hander had to give up in the second round of Rome. The forfeit was made for precautionary reasons, with the perspective of the French Open (starting May 26th) in mind. Wawrinka had seemed battered in the first round already. He later remarked that he was “playing tennis on one leg” after the effort of Madrid, where he had gone all the way to the final.

    Income of four million Swiss franks

    Wawrinka is starting this season from a high plateau, a place in the top 20. The Waadtländer, who moved with his family into a new home near Geneva, seems more focused, grown up. The investment of hiring a new coach, the Swede Magnus Norman, a decision taken with his English manager Lawrence Frankopan, is a sign of courage.

    Barring injury, Wawrinka will be able to hold a top ten position until the end of the year, which will earn him about one million additional Swiss francs, thanks to bonus payments and appearance fees. His income will rise to the area of about 4 million francs. The player’s gratitude goes to his personal sponsor Reinhard Fromm, who’s been loyally supporting him since 2006, with over one million francs.

    Politically, Wawrinka is improving his position in comparison to front runner Federer, in whose shadow he had been standing for years. The two Olympic doubles champions of Beijing 2008 are colleagues, but not friends anymore. One reason is the internal competition, where Federer’s ego is bigger than many outsiders would assume. Always on-call for Davis Cup, Wawrinka is also gaining a lot of goodwill with the Swiss tennis federation, while Federer’s late withdrawal from February’s tie in Geneva, after lengthy dawdling, still has many riled up. The team surrounding Wawrinka at the moment seems more relaxed than that of the superstar, whose image isn’t exactly improved by the aggressive methods of his US-American agent Tony Godsick.

    Crowd draw in Gstaad

    Federer will be Federer. The technician* happens to be looking for his form on clay at the very moment in which Wawrinka has reduced the gap, sports-wise, between the players. A certain rivalry like Germany once had in Boris Becker and Michael Stich certainly won’t hurt. Wawrinka will stimulate the Helvetic scene. Gstaad is getting an attractive crowd-puller in him. It’s unfortunate that the organizers of the Berner Oberland [region in which Gstaad is located] made a political mistake in giving up the date right after Wimbledon. At its new date in late July, the stars are already fine-tuning for the US hard courts. More than before, this is now true for Wawrinka as well.

    [*”Techniker” means a player whose main quality is perfect technique, as opposed to someone who wins with strength/force. I’m not perfectly sure whether “technician” is used in the same way, but I didn’t want to substitute it for something like “stylist”, since it’s a totally different meaning.]

    –Guest-translated by johnsteinbeck