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  10 things to know for the French Open

  A look at 10 of the top topics at the French Open, the clay-court Grand Slam tennis tournament that begins Sunday and ends June 9: 1. WHY STOP AT ... 

• FRENCH OPEN 2013: Capsules on women to watch

  Women to watch at the French Open, where play begins Sunday: SERENA WILLIAMS Ranked: 1 Age: 31 Country: United States 2013 Match Record: 36-2 2013 ... 

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  Year later, Serena Williams seeks more in Paris

  In the moments immediately following her stunningly early exit from the 2012 French Open, as her eyes welled with tears and she bemoaned how she's ... 

• Kanepi beats Peng in Brussels Open final

  Kaia Kanepi of Estonia beat Peng Shuai of China 6-2, 7-5 to win the Brussels Open on Saturday. Kanepi won the fourth tournament in her WTA career by ... 

• France's Alize Cornet wins Strasbourg title

  Alize Cornet won the Strasbourg International by beating Lucie Hradecka of the Czech Republic 7-6 (4), 6-0 in the final on Saturday. Hradecka saved ... 

• FRENCH OPEN 2013: Tournament at a glance

  A quick glance at the French Open, the year's second Grand Slam tennis tournament, which starts Sunday: Site: Roland Garros. Surface: Red clay. 

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  French Open officials unveil renovation plans

  French Open officials say they're moving ahead with plans to build a retractable roof over center court and add night sessions there, despite a court ... 

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  Williams sisters entered in doubles at French Open

  Serena and Venus Williams are teaming up at the French Open for the first time in three years. The sisters received a doubles wild card from the ... 

• Albert Montanes wins Open de Nice

  Albert Montanes of Spain clinched his sixth title by defeating French wild-card entry Gael Monfils 6-0, 7-6 (3) in the final of the Open de Nice on ... 

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  Juan Monaco wins Duesseldorf title

  Juan Monaco beat Jarkko Nieminen 6-4, 6-3 to win the inaugural Power Horse Cup for his first title of the year on Saturday. The victory for the ... 

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  McIlroy, Donald miss cut at BMW PGA Championship

  With less than a month to go before the U.S. Open, Rory McIlroy is still looking for his true form after missing the cut at the BMW PGA Championship ... 

• Hampton, Kanepi reach semis of Brussels Open

  Jamie Hampton of the United States came from behind for the third day in a row to reach the semifinals of the Brussels Open, beating second-seeded ... 

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  For 1st time since '82, 3 US men qualify in Paris

  Three U.S. men have qualified for the French Open for the first time in more than 30 years. Jack Sock, Denis Kudla and Steve Johnson all won their ... 

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  Nadal could get Djokovic in French Open semifinals

  Seven-time champion Rafael Nadal could face top-seeded Novak Djokovic in the French Open semifinals a year after they met to decide the title. 

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  Roger Federer, always at Grand Slam tournaments

  Perhaps not surprisingly, the first three questions posed to Roger Federer at his pre-French Open news conference Friday concerned rival and nemesis ... 

• Cornet meets Hradecka in Strasbourg final

  Third-seeded Alize Cornet will take on last year's runner-up Lucie Hradecka in Saturday's final of the Strasbourg International. France's Cornet edged ... 

• Monfils to face Montanes in Open de Nice final

  France's Gael Monfils beat Pablo Andujar 7-5, 6-4 at the Open de Nice on Friday to line up a final against Albert Montanes of Spain. Montanes defeated ... 

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  Monaco to play Nieminen in Duesseldorf final

  Juan Monaco will face Jarkko Nieminen in the final of the inaugural Power Horse Cup ATP tournament, with both players seeking their first title of the ... 

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  Roger Federer finally gets around to tweeting

  Roger Federer is finally on Twitter. The owner of a record 17 Grand Slam titles says Friday he waited to join the social media site until after seeing ... 

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  Federer to skip Switzerland's Davis Cup playoff

  Roger Federer says he won't play for Switzerland in the Davis Cup playoffs against Ecuador in September. Federer says "it's better that I announce ... 

• Monfils reaches Nice semis, Simon and Querrey out

  Second-seeded Gilles Simon of France and third-seeded Sam Querrey of the United States were eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Open de Nice on ... 

• Hampton through to quarters of Brussels Open

  Jamie Hampton of the United States came back from 5-1 down in the third set Thursday to beat fifth-seeded Kirsten Flipkens 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 and advance ... 

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  Nadal favored, but not seeded No. 1 at French Open

  Used to be the French Open was the scene for clay-court specialists and surprise champions. Scan the list of past winners and runners-up. 

• Cornet, Bouchard reach Strasbourg semifinals

  Third-seeded Alize Cornet and Canadian teenager Eugenie Bouchard won in straight sets Thursday to reach the semifinals of the Strasbourg International 

• FRENCH OPEN 2013: Capsules on men to watch

  Men to watch at the French Open, where play begins Sunday: NOVAK DJOKOVIC Ranked: 1 Age: 26 Country: Serbia 2013 Match Record: 28-4 2013 Singles ...