Cornet routs Flipkens in opening round match at French Open

Edit The Examiner 24 May 2016
Alizé Cornet was nearly flawless in her opening round match at the French Open Tuesday. The home favorite put on a demonstration of tennis defeating Belgium’s Kirsten Flipkens 6-1, 6-0 on Court Two at Roland Garros ... While she should expect another case of victory in the second round, Cornet would be more than ready to take on the winner between Jelena Jankovic and Tatjana Maria Thursday. ....

Serena makes blistering start

Edit Sporting Life 24 May 2016
Serena Williams made a blistering start to the defence of her French Open title and saw potential rivals Victoria Azarenka and Angelique Kerber fall at the first hurdle ... But in the first round of the tournament she saw arguably the two biggest potential dangers removed from her path ... "I was ready ... Former champion Ana Ivanovic, Andrea Petkovic, Carla Suarez Navarro and Madison Keys all reached round two but Jelena Jankovic is out. ....

Angelique Kerber stunned in first round by Kiki Bertans

Edit Indian Express 24 May 2016
Live tennis score, French Open 2016, Day 3 ... (Source. AP) ... 1630 hrs IST ... Mladenovic has won the first set 6-2 vs Schiavone; Berdych 6-3 vs Pospisil; Cornet 6-1 vs Flipkens; Tomic 6-3 vs Baker; Jankovic 2-5 vs Maria; Babos 6-4 vs Crawford, Suarez Navarro 6-2 vs Siniakova; Coric 6-3 vs Fritz; Melzer 6-4 vs Bedene ... Other top names in action in the morning are Bernard Tomic, Jelena Jankovic, Carla Suarez Navarro, Cibulkova, young hope Coric ... ....

Djokovic, Murray through in Paris as Kerber exits

Edit Arabnews 24 May 2016
Attached Files. . ID. . 1464110145496270300. Publication Date. . Tuesday, May 24, 2016. PARIS ... Djokovic, a three-time Roland Garros finalist, faced little resistance from Taiwan’s world No. 95 Lu Yen-Hsun as he eased to a 6-4, 6-1, 6-1 victory ... That’s credit to him and the way he played.” ... Jelena Jankovic also made an early exit, the Serbian 23rd seed dumped out by Tatjana Maria as the German won for the first time in Paris ... ....

Murray recovers to advance at French Open, Djokovic and Nadal march through to second round

Edit The National 24 May 2016
Top-seed Novak Djokovic launched his bid for a first French Open title with a routine victory as Andy Murray battled through to Round 2 on Tuesday, while Australian Open champion Angelique Kerber crashed out ... See also on the French Open.. • Tuesday cover ... • Gallery ... • Poll ... Jelena Jankovic also made an early exit, the Serbian 23rd seed dumped out by Tatjana Maria as the German won for the first time in Paris....

Serbian Film Star Zivojinovic Dead At 82

Edit Radio Free Europe 24 May 2016
Velimir Bata Zivojinovic, former Yugoslavia's best known film star, has died at the age of 82, state media reported on May 23 ... He is survived by his wife Julijana Zivojinovic, his son Miljko and daughter Jelena ... ....

Teen Osaka fights into 2nd round

Edit The Japan News 24 May 2016
Jiji-Japan NewsPARIS — Naomi Osaka made it to the second round of consecutive Grand Slams with her 6-4, 7-5 victory over Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia in women’s action on Monday at the French Open. The 18-year-old Osaka didn’t back down at all against the 32nd-seeded Ostapenko, putting together a string of hard shots to get through the match ... Osaka played in the Australian Open in January as a qualifier and reached the third round ... + - ... ....

A look at Day 2 at French Open

Edit Deseret News 24 May 2016
A look at Day 2 at French Open. PARIS (AP) — A look at Day 2 of the French Open on Monday.. Weather. Rain. High of 59 degrees (15 Celsius). Schedule. 12 matches were postponed, six were suspended in progress. Men's seeded winners. No. 3 Stan Wawrinka, No. 5 Kei Nishikori, No. 8 Milos Raonic, No. 9 Richard Gasquet, No ... 32 Jelena Ostapenko....

Insider Notebook: The Clouds Depart (WTA Tour Inc)

Edit Public Technologies 24 May 2016
(Source. WTA Tour Inc) ... Aga and Simona roll, Muguruza survives ... Not be outdone on the day, Simona Halep matched Radwanska's feat, losing two games to Nao Hibino ... I'm like, No way ... Now she's into the second round at her French Open debut, beating No.32 seed Jelena Ostapenko 6-4, 7-5 ... Belinda Bencic has obviously set the standard of the 18-year-olds, but Jelena Ostapenko, Daria Kasatkina, and Ana Konjuh have also been eying a surge forward ... ....

French Open Lookahead: Raonic's serve could be 'painful'

Edit The Miami Herald 24 May 2016
Milos Raonic's second-round opponent at the French Open knows what he's in for. a real challenge when it comes to returning serve. Canada's Raonic has won 90 percent of his service games in 2016, which ranks second on the ATP tour. His 315 aces entering Roland Garros is the third-highest total this season ... "It's a pain ... It always is. You know there will be a lot of aces ... Open, facing Jelena Ostapenko and Yulia Putintseva ... No ... ....

Bata Zivojinovic, film star in former Yugoslavia, dies at 82

Edit The Oklahoman 23 May 2016
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Velimir Bata Zivojinovic, former Yugoslavia's best known film star who was also popular in China, has died, Serbian state television reported Monday. He was 82. Zivojinovic died late on Sunday in a Belgrade hospital, according to state TV. He was suffering from several chronic conditions and recently had a leg amputated ... He is survived by his wife Julijana Zivojinovic, his son Miljko and daughter Jelena. ....
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