Varvara Lepchenko's tennis odyssey carried her from the ex-Soviet nation of Uzbekistan to an apartment in Allentown, Pa., and U.S. citizenship last year.

Paris: Britain's Andy Murray shook off the effects of a back injury that had taken him to the brink of elimination to pummel his way into the fourth round of the French Open with a 6-3 6-4 6-4 victory

Paris: Defending champion Li Na relied on her wealth of experience to end the challenge of plucky 20-year-old American Christina McHale with an energy-sapping 3-6 6-2 6-1 third-round win at the French

Paris: Former champion Francesca Schiavone made a third-round exit from the French Open on Saturday when she was beaten, for the second time in a month, by American left-hander Varvara Lepchenko.