Roland Garros, Paris, France, WTA GRAND SLAM

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4-Garbine Muguruza Blanco (Spain) beat 13-Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia) 6-3 6-4

 

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Monday's Schedule:

Philippe-Chatrier Court

Serena Williams (USA) [1] vs. Elina Svitolina (UKR) [18]
Venus Williams (USA) [9] vs.Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) [8]

Suzanne-Lenglen Court

Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) [2] vsTsvetana Pironkova (BUL) To Finish 6-2 3-0
Kiki Bertens (NED) vs.Madison Keys (USA) [15]

Court 1

Simona Halep (ROU) [6] vs Samantha Stosur (AUS) [21] To Finish 5-3

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Credit to Garbine in her game against Sveta,Sveta serve let her down and she was passive,when she needed to be aggressive,especially in her ROS.I have Garbine in the final fingers crossed

 

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[Denis]

Pironkova making the quarters at RG, that's pretty crazy. I like her, but she usually does nothing except on grass.

 

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Pironkova making the quarters at RG, that's pretty crazy. I like her, but she usually does nothing except on grass.

For the first time since records began in 1983, there are two players ranked below No. 100 in the quarter-finals of the women's singles at Roland-Garros.
http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/n...nkova_create_history.html#hyae5qWYE6FYkCLc.99

 

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Results from the French Open Women's Singles Round 4 matches on Tuesday

Tsvetana Pironkova (Bulgaria) beat 2-Agnieszka Radwanska (Poland) 2-6 6-3 6-3
21-Samantha Stosur (Australia) beat 6-Simona Halep (Romania) 7-6(0) 6-3

 

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Tsvetana Pironkova (Bulgaria) beat 2-Agnieszka Radwanska (Poland) 2-6 6-3 6-3

 

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21-Samantha Stosur (Australia) beat 6-Simona Halep (Romania) 7-6(0) 6-3

 

[Moxie]

Radwanska and Halep did a lot of grousing about having to play today, after they were both upset. That seems like sour grapes. It's an outdoor tournament, and you have to face the conditions. I'm sure the tournament was trying to get some matches in, and forced it a bit today, but you can play with some rain on clay. Part of the deal is managing conditions at an outdoor tourney, is it not?

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Stosur who has one of the best bhand slices in the womens game used it effectively against Halep,she handled the heavy conditions much better than Halep.

 

[Denis]

Bertens just beat Keys: she is on a 17 match winning streak (including doubles).

 

[Bert]

Bacsinszky moves to the next round

 

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Yulia Putintseva, d. No12 seed Carla Suarez Navarro 7-5, 7-5

 

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Results from the French Open Women's Singles matches on Wednesday

Quarterfinal
21-Samantha Stosur (Australia) beat Tsvetana Pironkova (Bulgaria) 6-4 7-6(6)
4-Garbine Muguruza Blanco (Spain) beat Shelby Rogers (U.S.) 7-5 6-3

Round 4
Yulia Putintseva (Kazakhstan) beat 12-Carla Suarez Navarro (Spain) 7-5 7-5
8-Timea Bacsinszky (Switzerland) beat 9-Venus Williams (U.S.) 6-2 6-4
Kiki Bertens (Netherlands) beat 15-Madison Keys (U.S.) 7-6(4) 6-3
1-Serena Williams (U.S.) beat 18-Elina Svitolina (Ukraine) 6-1 6-1

 

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1-Serena Williams (U.S.) beat 18-Elina Svitolina (Ukraine) 6-1 6-1

 

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8-Timea Bacsinszky (Switzerland) beat 9-Venus Williams (U.S.) 6-2 6-4

 

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4-Garbine Muguruza Blanco (Spain) beat Shelby Rogers (U.S.) 7-5 6-3

 

[Moxie]

Shelby had set points in the first, but Garbiñe dug in a pulled it out. I really like her commitment. Great run by Rogers, though, and she kept herself in the second as long as she could. I'm liking both of these women for their mentality...and their tennis, of course.