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☆ French Open live stream: Where to watch Alcaraz vs. Djokovic online for free from anywhere
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Brendan Griffiths | Senior Commerce Director | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

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Persons: we've, you'll, Ruud, Zverev, Peacock, ExpressVPN, Djokovic Organizations: NBC Locations: Fubo, France, Austria, Australia, 9Now

☆ 2023 French Open women’s final: Karolína Muchová faces Iga Świątek
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Saturday’s women’s French Open final proves to be an intriguing one for many reasons, in particular because each player’s recent experiences offer tantalizing narratives. Muchová has had to overcome countless battles with injuries while Świątek has skyrocketed to become a three-time grand slam winner. She has slowly climbed back to her best and has enjoyed a remarkable run at this year’s French Open. In the final, with just a victory between her and a French Open title, this is familiar territory for the Pole. Although she’s familiar with the situation, Świątek said a lot had changed since her first French Open title three years ago.

Persons: Saturday’s, Iga Świątek, Roland Garros, Karolína Muchová, Świątek, Muchová, Rafael Nadal, ”, Philippe Chatrier, Maria Sakkari, Nadia Podoroska, Irina, Camelia Begu, Elina Avanesyan, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Muchova, Clive Brunskill, Indian Wells, “ It’s, Beatriz Haddad Maia, Świątek lunges, Haddad Maia, Andy Cheung, Nadal, “, Rafa, he’s Organizations: CNN, Sabalenka Locations: Prague, Paris, Indian, Dubai, Indian Wells

☆ Tennis-Swiatek aiming for third title, Muchova out to spoil the party
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Karolos Grohmann | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

But the 22-year-old Pole faces an unexpected hurdle in the final with unseeded Czech Karolina Muchova having defied injuries and the odds to book her first Grand Slam final spot. She has confirmed her status as the world's top player, having also lifted the U.S. Open title last year. With an ability to fire off winners even under extreme pressure, Swiatek has few real challengers in the women's game at the moment. She also landed drop shots to force her to the net where she outclassed the Belarusian, displaying what is arguably the most natural volleying ability in the women's game. "I think I have it like that in everything in life, I don't really want to be like anyone else," Muchova said.

Persons: Iga, Serena Williams, Monica Seles, Czech Karolina Muchova, Swiatek, Williams, Muchova, Philippe Chatrier, Karolos, Toby Davis Organizations: Czech, U.S, Thomson Locations: Paris

"The first set and the second set were really, really intense and I started to cramp in my arm. Djokovic will play in his 34th Grand Slam final, his seventh at Roland Garros where he has lifted the Musketeers' Cup twice, in 2016 and 2021. With Mike Tyson watching from the stands, both players traded punches and Djokovic was on the ropes in the second set, with Alcaraz playing several spectacular shots. "Towards the end of the second set he was the better player. He's going for Grand Slam number 23 and I'm going for my first, so there's a big difference."

Persons: Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, Casper Ruud, Alexander Zverev, Alcaraz, Djokovic, It's, Roland Garros, Carlos, ", Mike Tyson, RUUD ROLLS, Ruud, Rafa Nadal, Novak, Julien Pretot, Shrivathsa Sridhar, Christian Radnedge Organizations: Djokovic, U.S, cramp, Musketeers, Thomson Locations: Paris

☆ Novak Djokovic reaches French Open final after beating injury-stricken Carlos Alcaraz
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Novak Djokovic reached the French Open final after defeating an injury-stricken Carlos Alcaraz 6-3 5-7 6-1 6-1 on Friday. The victory puts Djokovic, a two-time champion at Roland-Garros, on the verge of winning a men’s record 23rd grand slam title. “First and foremost, I have to say tough luck for Carlos,” Djokovic said in his on-court interview. I hope he can recover and come back very soon.”Alcaraz receives treatment at the side of the court against Djokovic. The same scenario occurred at 6-5 but this time Alcaraz made no mistake, converting the first of another three set points.

Persons: CNN — Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, Djokovic, Alcaraz, cramp, Casper Ruud, Dane, Germany’s Alexander Zverev, Carlos, ” Djokovic, ” Alcaraz, Julian Finney, Philippe, Chatrier, ”, Novak, Rafael Nadal, It’s Organizations: CNN, Roland, “, Getty, cramp Locations: raptures, Serbian

☆ Best of the French Open
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Dave Lucas | ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

More than 150,000 Allied soldiers stormed the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944, bursting through German coastal defenses to open the way to the liberation of western Europe from the Nazi regime.

Organizations: Nazi Locations: Normandy, Europe

☆ Miyu Kato wins French Open mixed doubles after controversial disqualification
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

On Sunday, the Japanese tennis star was in tears after being disqualified from the women’s doubles competition after inadvertently hitting a ball at a ball girl. Fast-forward to Thursday and the 28-year-old won the French Open mixed doubles title with her German partner Tim Puetz. It has been really challenging mentally for me the past few days due to the unjust disqualification from the women’s doubles. While wishing the ball girl well in her winning speech, Kato also confirmed she was appealing the decision to default her. The victorious pair received a standing ovation from the French Open crowd, who have taken Kato in their hearts since the disqualification.

Persons: Miyu Kato’s, Tim Puetz, Bianca Andreescu, Michael Venus, Kato, “, Tim, I’m, Puetz, ” Kato, Aldila Sutjiadi, innocuously, ” Organizations: CNN Locations: Japanese, ”

☆ Alcaraz's take-no-prisoner approach faces Djokovic test at French Open
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Julien Pretot | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The Spaniard has been inspiring fear and dropping jaws at Roland Garros, and his take-no-prisoner approach faces the ultimate test on Friday in his semi-final clash against Novak Djokovic, who at 36 is hanging on to his dream of claiming a record-breaking 23rd men's Grand Slam title. The two-times French Open champion has been his usual metronomic self on the Parisian clay, where his defence system will come under heavy fire against Alcaraz. While excitement will be at its peak for Alcaraz, who won his maiden Grand Slam title at the U.S. Open last year before missing the Australian Open injured, the Spaniard is fully aware of his opponent's resume. "It's going to be his 45th semi-final in a Grand Slam. "I'm happy to be playing the way I'm playing here in Paris.

Persons: Carlos Alcaraz, Roland Garros, Novak Djokovic, Djokovic, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Lorenzo Musetti, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Alcaraz, Philippe Chatrier, Kharen Kachanov, Casper Ruud, Alexander Zverev, Nadal, I'm, Julien Pretot, Christian Radnedge Organizations: Alcaraz, U.S, Australian, Thomson Locations: men's, Serbian, Italian, Paris

☆ Swiatek feels heat but ends Haddad Maia run to reach final
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Julien Pretot | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The 14th-seeded Haddad Maia, whose career has been hampered by injuries and a 10-month doping ban, had played four consecutive three-set matches to get to the semi-finals. Swiatek's previous clashes had lasted a little over an hour each, while Haddad Maia had spent nearly 13 hours on court. She got a second break for 4-2 when Haddad Maia netted a drop shot attempt and sealed the set with another break. It seemed Swiatek would stroll through the second set, but Haddad Maier, the first Brazilian woman to reach the last four at major since 1968, had other ideas. With two big first serves, Swiatek saved them and staved off another before holding, forcing Haddad Maia to serve to stay in the match.

Persons: Iga Swiatek, Beatriz Haddad Maia, Haddad Maia, Czech Karolina Muchova, Swiatek, Suzanne Lenglen, Philippe Chatrier, Haddad Maier, Julien Pretot, Pritha Sarkar, Ed Osmond Organizations: Czech, Thomson Locations: Belarus, Polish

Swiatek, who lifted the Suzanne Lenglen Cup last year and in 2020, was put through the wringer by Haddad Maia but held her nerve in a tense tiebreak to see off the 14th seed's challenge. "She has a really nice game for clay courts with a lot of top spin," Swiatek said of Haddad Maia, who beat the Pole in their only other meeting in Toronto last year. There was light at the end of the tunnel for Japan's Miyu Kato after a difficult few days, as she put her women's doubles disqualification behind her to claim the mixed doubles crown with Germany's Tim Puetz. Kato and her Indonesian partner Aldila Sutjiadi had been disqualified from the women's doubles in the third round when Kato hit a ball down the court between points, inadvertently striking a ball girl. I'm doing my best so we can one day return and claim the women's doubles title."

Persons: Haddad Maia, Sabalenka Kato, Iga Swiatek, Beatriz Haddad Maia, Roland Garros, Karolina Muchova, Suzanne Lenglen, Swiatek, Muchova, Jelena Ostapenko, Miyu Kato, Tim Puetz, Canada's Bianca Andreescu, New Zealander Michael Venus, Kato, Aldila Sutjiadi, I'm, Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic, Casper Ruud, Alexander Zverev, Karolos Grohmann, Julien Pretot, Shrivathsa Sridhar, Ed Osmond, Pritha Organizations: PARIS, New Zealander, Thomson Locations: Toronto, Paris, New

☆ Supreme Swiatek outclasses Gauff to reach French Open semi-finals
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Shrivathsa Sridhar | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - June 7, 2023 Poland's Iga Swiatek celebrates winning her quarter final match against Coco Gauff of the U.S. REUTERS/Kai PfaffenbachPARIS, June 7 (Reuters) - Holder Iga Swiatek was tested by American sixth seed Coco Gauff in a rematch of their 2022 French Open title clash but the world number one showed her class to secure a 6-4 6-2 victory and reach the semi-finals on Wednesday. "It was not easy," said Swiatek, the first player since Conchita Martinez in 1995 to drop 15 games or fewer en route to the semi-finals in Paris. It was tight and Coco was using the conditions well, so I was happy that I was able to win. She sealed her seventh victory over Gauff in as many matches by pouncing on her serve again and finished it off on her first matchpoint when the 19-year-old found the net. Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Paris Editing by Christian RadnedgeOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Roland Garros, Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff, Kai Pfaffenbach PARIS, Holder Iga Swiatek, Brazil's Beatriz Haddad Maia, Conchita Martinez, Coco, Swiatek, Philippe Chatrier, pouncing, Shrivathsa Sridhar, Christian Radnedge Organizations: U.S, REUTERS, Thomson Locations: Paris, France, American

☆ Zverev, Swiatek reach French Open semis, heartbreak for Jabeur
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Shrivathsa Sridhar | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

"It was the most difficult year of my life," Zverev said of his 2022 season. "I'm happy to be back." "I'm pretty happy to be in the semi-final again," Swiatek said. Jabeur was bidding to reach her third Grand Slam semi-final in less than a year but Haddad Maia produced a superb performance under pressure. It's not a 100 metre race," Haddad Maia said.

Persons: Alexander Zverev, Iga Swiatek, Zverev, Rafa Nadal, Philippe Chatrier, Roland Garros, Argentine Tomas Martin Etcheverry, Holger Rune, Casper Ruud, Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, Swiatek, Coco Gauff, I'm, Brazil's Beatriz Haddad Maia, Jabeur, Haddad Maia, Maria Bueno, Shrivathsa Sridhar, Toby Davis Organizations: eventual, Argentine, Thomson Locations: Paris, tatters

☆ Iga Świątek continues defense of French Open title with straight sets victory over American Coco Gauff
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Iga Świątek remains on course to retain her French Open title after easing past Coco Gauff 6-4 6-2 to reach the semifinals at Roland-Garros. In a rematch of last year’s final, Świątek ultimately had too much quality for Gauff to handle as her relentless power and consistency eventually broke the American down. It wasn’t easy, especially with the wind today, but I’m happy I’m through to the semifinal.”Swiatek remains on course to successfully defend her French Open title. It proved to be the beginning of the end for Gauff, who was powerless to stop Świątek’s inevitable march to victory. Świątek, according to Opta, is the first player since Conchita Martinez in 1995 to reach the semifinals at the French Open having dropped 15 games or fewer.

Persons: Coco Gauff, Garros, Świątek, Gauff, Beatriz Haddad Maia, “, Swiatek, Julian Finney, Lesia Tsurenko, Conchita Martinez, Sabalenka, Karolína Muchová, Ted Lasso, ” Świątek Organizations: CNN, Roland, WTA, Tennis, Getty, Świątek, Garros, Madam Locations: Paris

☆ Haddad Maia's patience rewarded with French Open semi-final spot
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Karolos Grohmann | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

PARIS, June 7 (Reuters) - Brazil's Beatriz Haddad Maia was left stunned following her French Open quarter-final victory over seventh seed Ons Jabeur on Wednesday, crediting her patience for landing the biggest win of her career. She is also the first female player from her country to book a last-four spot at Roland Garros in the Open Era. I never won before a second round in a Grand Slam. Following her winning match point, Haddad Maia put her hands on her head and looked around in disbelief. Patience is not a new-found attribute for the Brazilian whose career had been put on hold several times by injuries.

Persons: Brazil's Beatriz Haddad Maia, I'm, Maria Bueno, Roland Garros, Haddad Maia, Patience, Karolos, Christian Radnedge Organizations: Thomson

☆ Alcaraz has self-belief to achieve greatness, says coach Ferrero
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Shrivathsa Sridhar | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

I don't know if it's going to be this tournament, but of course I think he's ready," Ferrero, who has worked with Alcaraz for nearly five years, told reporters. "I'm impressed obviously about his level, but I'm with him now for almost five years so let's say I know the level he's able to play," Ferrero said. "The way he's playing, he's able to make any shots on the court. If you ask him to go to the net on match point, he's able to do it. If I ask to return and go to the net, he's able to do it and make the drop shot.

Persons: Carlos Alcaraz, Juan Carlos Ferrero, Novak Djokovic, Alcaraz, Djokovic, Ferrero, Roger Federer, Rafa Nadal, Tsitsipas, I'm, he's, Shrivathsa Sridhar, Ed Osmond Organizations: French, U.S, Djokovic, Thomson

☆ Stefanos Tsitsipas blames sleeping pills and naps for French Open defeat
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

5 Stefanos Tsitsipas says he regrets taking sleeping pills after complaining about feeling sluggish in his French Open quarterfinal defeat against Carlos Alcaraz on Tuesday. While praising Alcaraz for his “great” performance, Tsitsipas says he was hampered by his own preparation and disrupted sleep cycle. “One thing that I’m going to try to avoid in the future is to have melatonin pills [sleeping pills] and naps before matches because it clearly doesn’t seem to be working,” Tsitsipas told reporters. Like the US Open and Australian Open, Roland-Garros has regularly featured night sessions which, despite generating a great atmosphere under the lights, means matches can finish past midnight. So it’s gonna be a great match for me.”

Persons: Tsitsipas, Carlos Alcaraz, Philippe Chatrie, Alcaraz, ” Tsitsipas, Garros, “, “ I’ve, ”, Novak Djokovic, ” Alcaraz, Novak Organizations: CNN, Roland, Spaniard

☆ Jabeur's Grand Slam dream in tatters after loss to Haddad Maia
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Karolos Grohmann | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

PARIS, June 7 (Reuters) - Seventh seed Ons Jabeur's hopes of becoming the first African woman to win a Grand Slam singles title lay in ruins on Wednesday after her 3-6 7-6(5) 6-1 defeat by Brazil's Beatriz Haddad Maia in the French Open quarter-finals. Jabeur was bidding to reach her third Grand Slam semi-final in less than a year but her plans were scuppered by the 14th-seeded left-hander who battled back bravely to book her own maiden last-four appearance in a major. "In the middle of the second set my coach showed me the clock," Haddad Maia said. The Tunisian, a finalist at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open last year, bagged a couple of quick breaks to move into the driving seat as Haddad Maia struggled to deal with her opponent's flat groundstrokes. The Brazilian, the first woman from her country to reach the quarter-finals at a Grand Slam for 55 years, decided to try to run Jabeur around.

Persons: Brazil's Beatriz Haddad Maia, Jabeur, Maria Bueno, Roland Garros, Haddad Maia, Gustavo Kuerten, Haddad Maia's, Karolos Grohmann, Christian Radnedge, Ed Osmond Organizations: Wimbledon, U.S, Thomson Locations: Tunisian

☆ Coco Gauff Came to the French Open for One Thing: Another Shot at Iga Swiatek
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Joshua Robinson | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

PARIS—The matchup Coco Gauff wanted most at this French Open was also the matchup that has done her the least favors. But for the past 12 months, the teenage sensation of American tennis hasn’t been able to get it out of her mind. Gauff, still hunting for her first major title, wanted another shot at world No. 1 Iga Swiatek.

Persons: Coco Gauff, hasn’t Organizations: PARIS

☆ Muchova pummels Pavlyuchenkova to book French Open semi-final spot
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Shrivathsa Sridhar | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

"I don't know what to say, it's been an incredible two weeks and I'm glad I'm still in the competition," Muchova said. "I will for sure watch the match (between Sabalenka and Svitolina), I'm not sure if I will watch it live but I'm sure it will be another great match in two days." Muchova appeared more comfortable in the second set and built a commanding 5-1 lead before Pavlyuchenkova showed some signs of resistance. But there was no comeback on the cards as Muchova closed out the match on serve, celebrating the victory when Pavlyuchenkova fired a shot wide. Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Paris Editing by Christian RadnedgeOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Roland Garros, Karolina Muchova, Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova REUTERS, Kai Pfaffenbach PARIS, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Elina Svitolina, it's, I'm, Muchova, Maria Sakkari, Philippe Chatrier, Pavlyuchenkova, Shrivathsa Sridhar, Christian Radnedge Organizations: Thomson Locations: Paris, France, Czech, Belarus, Ukrainian, Sabalenka

☆ Sabalenka sets up Muchova clash at French Open, takes stand against war
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Shrivathsa Sridhar | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Having skipped two press conferences at Roland Garros after being grilled by the media about her personal stance on the war, Sabalenka finally addressed reporters again. "I don't want my country to be in any conflict, I don't support the war," second seed Sabalenka said. "I don't support war, meaning I don't support (Belarus President) Alexander Lukashenko right now." "I really felt bad not coming here. I felt really disrespected and felt really bad.

Persons: Sabalenka, Ukraine's Elina Svitolina, Czech Karolina Muchova, Roland Garros, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Svitolina, Alexander Lukashenko, I'm, Novak Djokovic, Karen Khachanov, Carlos Alcaraz, Stefanos, Shrivathsa Sridhar, Julien Pretot, Christian Radnedge Organizations: Roland, Thomson Locations: Belarusian, Czech, Russia, Belarus, Paris

☆ Miyu Kato in tears during press conference a day after controversial disqualification
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A day after being controversially disqualified from the French Open for inadvertently hitting a ball girl with a ball, an emotional Miyu Kato struggled to answer questions about the incident. This was just very unfortunate for everyone, especially for her and the girl.”Kato in action with German mixed doubles partner Tim Puetz on Monday. While Puetz understood why officials made the decision, he said there was clearly no intent to hurt the ball girl. Nevertheless, it hit the ball girl. All they see is a crying ball girl who got hit with a ball.

Persons: Miyu Kato, Kato, Aldila Sutjiadi, Tim Puetz, “, Miyu, ” Puetz, ” Kato, Frank Molter, Puetz, ” Organizations: CNN Locations: ”

☆ Major 23 still on the cards as Djokovic springs into French Open last four
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Julien Pretot | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The twice Roland Garros champion could not find a weakness in the 11th-seeded Khachanov's serve at first, but once he took the second set tiebreak there was no looking back for the Serbian. Djokovic, however, was not completely happy with his performance but knew victory would not come easy. He has a big serve but maybe doesn't move as well so I tried to expose him and played unpredictable. There were no break points in the second set but Khachanov started to struggle and paid for his efforts, failing to score a point in the tiebreak as Djokovic levelled the contest. Djokovic got the early break thanks to a netcord in the third and stole Khachanov's serve again to move one set from victory with apparent ease.

Persons: Novak Djokovic, Karen Khachanov, Roland Garros, Carlos Alcaraz, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Philippe Chatrier, Djokovic, Khachanov, Khachanov's, Julien Pretot, Ken Ferris, Toby Davis Organizations: Serbian, Thomson Locations: Russian, Serbian

☆ Top seed Alcaraz hunts down Tsitsipas to set up Djokovic showdown
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Karolos Grohmann | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

"This match is what everyone wanted to watch and it is going to be a really good match to play and to watch," Alcaraz said of Friday's semi-final. Alcaraz did not take long to put Tsitsipas under pressure, breaking him on his second service game. He wrapped up the first set, winning 12 of the last 14 points played, but he was equally relentless in the second to break Tsitsipas in the very first game to love. Tsitsipas launched a four-game comeback but Alcaraz ended it on his fifth match point. But it was pretty tough at the end of the match," Alcaraz said.

Persons: Carlos Alcaraz, Stefanos, Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic, Friday's, Tsitsipas, Karolos, Toby Davis Organizations: U.S, Serbian, Thomson Locations: Greece

☆ The French Open’s Heir Apparent Won’t Slow Down
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Joshua Robinson | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Jabeur swats aside Pera to move into French Open quarter-finals
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Shrivathsa Sridhar | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/5] Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - June 5, 2023 Tunisia's Ons Jabeur in action during her fourth round match against Bernarda Pera of the U.S. REUTERS/Benoit TessierPARIS, June 5 (Reuters) - Ons Jabeur was a woman in a hurry at the French Open on Monday, as the seventh seed eased into the Roland Garros quarter-finals for the first time with a 6-3 6-1 win over American Bernarda Pera in bright sunshine. Jabeur's season has steadily gathered steam in Paris after the Tunisian world number seven had minor knee surgery earlier in the year and skipped the Madrid Open due to a calf problem following her run to the Charleston crown. Pera beat Jabeur in their last meeting on the hardcourts of Guangzhou in 2019 but the left-hander struggled to cope with her tricky opponent's clay prowess and did not help her own cause with errors in her maiden last 16 appearance in a Grand Slam. Jabeur tightened her grip on the contest by blending power, precision and guile in the next set to close out the victory in just over an hour. Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Paris Editing by Christian RadnedgeOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Roland Garros, Bernarda Pera, Benoit Tessier PARIS, Philippe Chatrier, Pera, Jabeur, Sara Sorribes Tormo, Beatriz Haddad Maia, Shrivathsa Sridhar, Christian Radnedge Organizations: Bernarda, U.S, REUTERS, Wimbledon, Thomson Locations: Paris, France, Tunisian, Charleston, Guangzhou

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