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Wins give Federer and Djokovic food for thought
Paris: First-round victories at the French Open put Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic in reflective mood on Monday, with the Swiss chalking up a new landmark and the Serbian world number one considering the pressure of always trying to win.Federer equalled Jimmy Connors's record of 233 grand-slam match wins with a 6-2 7-5 6-3 defeat of German Tobias Kamke, the first step, he hopes, on the road to a

USC's Johnson wins 2nd straight NCAA singles title
Southern California's Steve Johnson is ready for a break from tennis. His body could sure use the rest.

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Baker of US wins 1st French Open main-draw match
Probably would have been hard to imagine back when Brian Baker reached the 2003 junior final at the French Open that it would take him nearly a decade to make it to the men's tournament.

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Composed Djokovic through to French Open second round

World number one Novak Djokovic showed great composure to beat Italian Potito Starace 7-6 6-3 6-1 and reach the second round of the French Open on Monday.The Serbian was dragged into a first-set

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Li starts French Open defence with easy win

Paris: Li Na began the defence of her French Open title with an easy win on Monday, defeating Romanian Sorana Cirstea 6-2 6-1 in 58 minutes.China's Li, who became the first player from an Asian nation

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Federer equals another record with first-round win

Paris: Roger Federer netted a record-equalling 233rd grand slam victory when he beat German Tobias Kamke 6-2 7-5 6-3 in the first round of the French Open on Monday.The third-seeded Swiss matched

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