Friday, May 31, 2013

French Open Day 5: Tracking the progress of seeded players

Fancy a jacket with tennis balls on it? How about a leopard print dress? Those are precisely the reasons why the American has earned the title of tennis' 'Lady Gaga'. The ones who pro 'seed' ed Men's Draw – Round 2 #1 Novak Djokovic (Serbia) The World No.1 demolished young Argentine Guido Pella 6-2 6-0 6-2. 'Nole' wrapped things up in 86 minutes and managed to finish his match and get back indoors before the rains hit. #13 Kei Nishikori (Japan) Japan's No.1 was stretched to four sets by Slovakian Grega Zemlja.
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French Open 2013: Serena Williams vs Sorana Cirstea Match Preview

The American refocused and was back before one knew, and has now got five titles under her belt already, out which four she won after the debacle in Melbourne. The American has since won 2 WTA Premier Mandatory events in Miami and Madrid, following which she won a Premier 5 event in Rome. It's safe to say that Serena is undoubtedly the favorite to capture her second French Open crown here in Paris, especially after winning both the preceding aforementioned clay court events. Once again, Williams has been dominant but her real test starts now as players such as Azarenka and Sharapova also bring their top games to Grand Slam events. Opposite the great American stands a unique talent in Romanian Sorana Cirstea . Cirstea is one of the best strikers of the tennis ball and on the day Sorana finds her range, she can make life difficult for any player.
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French Open at a glance

32 Sabine Lisicki; No. 8 Angelique Kerber vs. No. 29 Varvara Lepchenko; No. 14 Ana Ivanovic vs. Virginie Razzano.
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French Open 2013 - Ana Ivanovic vs. Virginie Razzano (16:00 BST)

Sorana Cirstea (12:00 BST) 31 May 2013 Serena Williams takes on Sorana Cirstea this afternoon in the third round of the 2013 French Open at Roland Garros (12:00 BST start). Serena continues to impress at this year's French Open and her unbeaten streak shows no signs of ending any time soon. Following a 6-1 6-2 demolition job on Caroline... French Open 2013 - Roger Federer vs. Julien Benneteau (12:00 BST) 31 May 2013 Roger Federer takes on Julien Benneteau this afternoon in the third round of the 2013 French Open at Roland Garros (12:00 BST start). Federer has been on cruise control so far this week, easing past a couple of qualifiers in Pablo Carreno Busta and Somdev Devvarman.
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French Open 2013: American ousts Na; Azarenka progresses

77 in the world, was unable to cope with a series of strong forehands from the reigning champion. After each holding a service game, the pair traded breaks to make it 2-2. But Bouchard was unable to keep up the momentum as Sharapova once more broke before holding serve to establish a 4-2 lead. Azarenka, of Belarus, failed to play to her usual high standards but dug deep to produce a 6-4, 6-3 win against Germany's Annika Beck. Ranked No. 3 in the world, Azarenka opened up a 5-0 first set lead before rain disrupted the match.
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