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Kenin holds nerve through rain delay to advance at Roland Garros3m ago•

Today at 11:32 - Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin got through a three-set test in her first-round match at Roland Garros.The fourth-seeded Kenin struggled a bit after a rain delay before the second set but emerged with a 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 victory in nearly two hours against 125th-ranked Liudmila Samsonova.Liudmila is 0-3 in Grand Slam matches for her career.Kenin made her first big breakthrough at a major tourname...

Pliskova survives 1st-round scare to advance at French Open3m ago•

Today at 07:57 - Second-seeded Karolina Pliskova advanced to the second round of the French Open by beating Mayar Sherif 6-7 (9), 6-2, 6-4.Sherif was the first Egyptian player to qualify for the main draw at Roland Garros.She saved five break points in the seventh game of the third set. Pliskova finally broke and then held to love for a 5-3 lead on Court Philippe Chatrier.Pliskova clinched victory with an ace on h...

Ahn dubs Serena 'a runaway train' after 1st-round meeting in Paris17m ago•

Yesterday at 12:47 - PARIS (AP) Serena Williams went from a 72-minute struggle of a first set that required a tiebreaker to resolve in her first-round match at the French Open to a lopsided second set in which she did not drop a game. ''I just need to play with more confidence,'' Williams said, by way of explanation for how her 7-6 (2), 6-0 victory over 102nd-ranked Kristie Ahn unfolded Monday, ''like I'm Serena.'' ...

Kvitova books 2nd-round spot on rainy day at French Open6m ago•

Yesterday at 07:19 - Petra Kvitova is through to the French Open second round after a 6-3, 7-5 win against Oceane Dodin under the new roof on Court Philippe Chatrier.Kvitova, a two-time Wimbledon winner, advanced from the first round for the 10th time in 11 appearances at Roland Garros. The Czech player's only first-round loss was in 2010. She was a semi-finalist in 2012. Ranked 11th, she is the No. 7 seed at Roland G...

Miserable day for British hopes at gloomy French Open as Dan Evans, Andy Murray, Johanna Konta exit

Yesterday at 05:34 - British fortunes matched the miserable Parisian weather as Andy Murray, Johanna Konta and Dan Evans all made early exits at the French Open....