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sportsSaturday 30 May 2015
Federer, Sharapova advance at French Open
BY SAMUEL PETREQUIN Switzerland’s Roger Federer returns the ball to Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Damir Dzumhur during rova. Sharapova has won
AP Sports Writer four of their five matches,
PARIS (AP) — Stepping their third round match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium, Fri- but their last three went to
onto center court to take three sets.
on 88th-ranked Damir day, May 29, 2015 in Paris. Associated Press On a cold morning in the
Dzumhur, Roger Federer French capital, it took Iva-
was on his guard. winning 24 points at the On a good day for the fa- Davis Cup teammate Stan novic just 53 minutes to re-
The 17-time Grand Slam net and saving four of the vorites, fourth-seeded To- Wawrinka and No. 14 Jo- turn to a fourth round at a
champion had been five break points he faced. mas Berdych overcame a Wilfried Tsonga of France major tournament for the
caught cold at a previous “Once I got the rhythm tough start to beat Benoit both advanced in straight first time in more than a
French Open by a play- it got better and better, Paire 6-1, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-4 sets year.
er ranked as low as the and I was able to play and defending champion It was Sharapova’s first seri- Ivanovic, who won the
23-year-old Bosnian, and more freely and mix up the Maria Sharapova pro- ous test this year, and she French Open in 2008 after
he made sure that did not game,” Federer said. duced a convincing 6-3, passed it with ease, in a losing in the final a year
happen again. Federer The Swiss hit a superb fore- 6-4 win over former final- sharp contrast to her pre- before, wrapped up the
advanced to the fourth hand passing shot to earn ist Samantha Stosur. After vious match with Stosur in first set in 23 minutes and
round for the 11th straight a match point and sealed struggling in her first two Paris last year, when she finished with 19 winners.
year with a clinical 6-4, 6-3, it when Dzumhur sent a matches at the French trailed 6-3, 4-3 before turn- “After the first two match-
6-2 win Friday. backhand into the net. Open, Ana Ivanovic eased ing it around. es, I really started to get
“I’d never played him be- Federer will next be up past Donna Vekic 6-0, 6-3 Up next for the second- a little bit of feeling and
fore, he moves well, he’s against either 13th-seeded to book a spot in the sec- seeded Sharapova is an- groove,” said the Serb,
very quick. I didn’t know Gael Monfils or No. 21 seed ond week. other tricky match against who was pushed to decid-
him and I didn’t know Pablo Cuevas. In men’s play, Federer’s No. 13 seed Lucie Safa- ers in the first and second
how he’d play on the key rounds after twice losing
points,” said Federer, who the opening set.
lost in the first round in Paris The last time Ivanovic
to the 88th-ranked Luis Hor- made the fourth round of
na 12 years ago. a major was at the Aus-
“Mentally I’m not always tralian Open in 2014. She
as relaxed as people might was eliminated by 142nd-
think, there is so much at ranked Lucie Hradecka in
stake,” Federer said. Melbourne earlier this year
The 33-year-old Federer, after playing with a broken
who is seeded second at toe.
the tournament, won his Since winning the title
only French Open title in seven years ago, Ivanovic
2009 when he completed has never progressed past
his career Grand Slam. the fourth round in Roland
After winning his first two Garros. Her next opponent
matches in straight sets, on the Parisian red clay will
Federer put on another ag- be No. 9 seed Ekaterina
gressive and solid display, Makarova, who defeated
Elena Vesnina 6-2, 6-4.
Contador has 38 seconds sliced Playing on Court Suzanne
Lenglen, Ivanovic was
off Giro lead; Aru wins stage broken in the third game
of the second set. She re-
CERVINIA, Italy (AP) — Al- meter (147-mile) leg from gest today.” Italy’s Fabio Aru pedals in covered quickly though,
berto Contador had 38 Gravellona Toce to Cer- Contador may have also front of Canada’s Ryder winning five of the next six
seconds sliced off his over- vinia, which included been saving his energy for Hesjedal on his way to win games.
all lead in the 19th stage of three major climbs, includ- Saturday’s penultimate the 19th stage of the Giro Also, local favorite Alize
the Giro d’Italia on Friday, ing an uphill finish. stage, a 199-kilometer d’Italia, Tour of Italy cycling Cornet advanced to
although the Spaniard re- Ryder Hesjedal, the 2012 (124-mile) leg from Saint- race from Gravellona Toce her maiden fourth-round
mained well on course for winner from Canada, fin- Vincent to Sestriere that in- to Cervinia, Friday, May 29, match in 11 attempts at
the title. ished second, 28 seconds cludes a grueling climb up 2015. her home tournament with
Italian rival Fabio Aru won behind, and Rigoberto a dirt road on Colle delle a 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 hard-fought
the mountain stage with Uran, the Colombian who Finestre. Associated Press win over Mirjana Lucic-
a late breakaway and finished second the last Contador has not won a Baroni, who finished with
moved back into second two years, crossed third, stage in this year’s race. Giro in 2008 and was also 59 unforced errors after
place overall, 4 minutes, 1:10 back. “I’ve been working for the triumphant in Milan in 2011 her all-risk approach back-
37 seconds behind Con- Contador and Landa pink jersey for five months,” but was stripped of that fired.
tador. were in a group of riders Contador said. “Winning a title for testing positive in Cornet celebrated her vic-
Aru’s Astana teammate who finished 1:18 behind. stage is secondary.” the 2010 Tour.q tory as if she had won the
Mikel Landa dropped to Contador showed little Contador is attempting to tournament, falling onto
third overall, 5:15 back, interest in chasing Aru, become the first rider since her back, letting out a
entering Saturday’s final choosing to follow Landa Marco Pantani in 1998 to scream and then bursting
mountain stage before instead. win the Giro and Tour de into tears.
Sunday’s flat finish in Milan. “I was marking Landa, my France in the same year. “At last, I’m into the second
Aru required nearly 6 1/2 biggest rival,” Contador A two-time Tour cham- week at Roland,” Cornet
hours over the 236-kilo- said. “Aru was the stron- pion, Contador won the said. “I’ve been waiting for
this for 11 years.”q
sportsSaturday 30 May 2015
Federer, Sharapova advance at French Open
BY SAMUEL PETREQUIN Switzerland’s Roger Federer returns the ball to Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Damir Dzumhur during rova. Sharapova has won
AP Sports Writer four of their five matches,
PARIS (AP) — Stepping their third round match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium, Fri- but their last three went to
onto center court to take three sets.
on 88th-ranked Damir day, May 29, 2015 in Paris. Associated Press On a cold morning in the
Dzumhur, Roger Federer French capital, it took Iva-
was on his guard. winning 24 points at the On a good day for the fa- Davis Cup teammate Stan novic just 53 minutes to re-
The 17-time Grand Slam net and saving four of the vorites, fourth-seeded To- Wawrinka and No. 14 Jo- turn to a fourth round at a
champion had been five break points he faced. mas Berdych overcame a Wilfried Tsonga of France major tournament for the
caught cold at a previous “Once I got the rhythm tough start to beat Benoit both advanced in straight first time in more than a
French Open by a play- it got better and better, Paire 6-1, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-4 sets year.
er ranked as low as the and I was able to play and defending champion It was Sharapova’s first seri- Ivanovic, who won the
23-year-old Bosnian, and more freely and mix up the Maria Sharapova pro- ous test this year, and she French Open in 2008 after
he made sure that did not game,” Federer said. duced a convincing 6-3, passed it with ease, in a losing in the final a year
happen again. Federer The Swiss hit a superb fore- 6-4 win over former final- sharp contrast to her pre- before, wrapped up the
advanced to the fourth hand passing shot to earn ist Samantha Stosur. After vious match with Stosur in first set in 23 minutes and
round for the 11th straight a match point and sealed struggling in her first two Paris last year, when she finished with 19 winners.
year with a clinical 6-4, 6-3, it when Dzumhur sent a matches at the French trailed 6-3, 4-3 before turn- “After the first two match-
6-2 win Friday. backhand into the net. Open, Ana Ivanovic eased ing it around. es, I really started to get
“I’d never played him be- Federer will next be up past Donna Vekic 6-0, 6-3 Up next for the second- a little bit of feeling and
fore, he moves well, he’s against either 13th-seeded to book a spot in the sec- seeded Sharapova is an- groove,” said the Serb,
very quick. I didn’t know Gael Monfils or No. 21 seed ond week. other tricky match against who was pushed to decid-
him and I didn’t know Pablo Cuevas. In men’s play, Federer’s No. 13 seed Lucie Safa- ers in the first and second
how he’d play on the key rounds after twice losing
points,” said Federer, who the opening set.
lost in the first round in Paris The last time Ivanovic
to the 88th-ranked Luis Hor- made the fourth round of
na 12 years ago. a major was at the Aus-
“Mentally I’m not always tralian Open in 2014. She
as relaxed as people might was eliminated by 142nd-
think, there is so much at ranked Lucie Hradecka in
stake,” Federer said. Melbourne earlier this year
The 33-year-old Federer, after playing with a broken
who is seeded second at toe.
the tournament, won his Since winning the title
only French Open title in seven years ago, Ivanovic
2009 when he completed has never progressed past
his career Grand Slam. the fourth round in Roland
After winning his first two Garros. Her next opponent
matches in straight sets, on the Parisian red clay will
Federer put on another ag- be No. 9 seed Ekaterina
gressive and solid display, Makarova, who defeated
Elena Vesnina 6-2, 6-4.
Contador has 38 seconds sliced Playing on Court Suzanne
Lenglen, Ivanovic was
off Giro lead; Aru wins stage broken in the third game
of the second set. She re-
CERVINIA, Italy (AP) — Al- meter (147-mile) leg from gest today.” Italy’s Fabio Aru pedals in covered quickly though,
berto Contador had 38 Gravellona Toce to Cer- Contador may have also front of Canada’s Ryder winning five of the next six
seconds sliced off his over- vinia, which included been saving his energy for Hesjedal on his way to win games.
all lead in the 19th stage of three major climbs, includ- Saturday’s penultimate the 19th stage of the Giro Also, local favorite Alize
the Giro d’Italia on Friday, ing an uphill finish. stage, a 199-kilometer d’Italia, Tour of Italy cycling Cornet advanced to
although the Spaniard re- Ryder Hesjedal, the 2012 (124-mile) leg from Saint- race from Gravellona Toce her maiden fourth-round
mained well on course for winner from Canada, fin- Vincent to Sestriere that in- to Cervinia, Friday, May 29, match in 11 attempts at
the title. ished second, 28 seconds cludes a grueling climb up 2015. her home tournament with
Italian rival Fabio Aru won behind, and Rigoberto a dirt road on Colle delle a 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 hard-fought
the mountain stage with Uran, the Colombian who Finestre. Associated Press win over Mirjana Lucic-
a late breakaway and finished second the last Contador has not won a Baroni, who finished with
moved back into second two years, crossed third, stage in this year’s race. Giro in 2008 and was also 59 unforced errors after
place overall, 4 minutes, 1:10 back. “I’ve been working for the triumphant in Milan in 2011 her all-risk approach back-
37 seconds behind Con- Contador and Landa pink jersey for five months,” but was stripped of that fired.
tador. were in a group of riders Contador said. “Winning a title for testing positive in Cornet celebrated her vic-
Aru’s Astana teammate who finished 1:18 behind. stage is secondary.” the 2010 Tour.q tory as if she had won the
Mikel Landa dropped to Contador showed little Contador is attempting to tournament, falling onto
third overall, 5:15 back, interest in chasing Aru, become the first rider since her back, letting out a
entering Saturday’s final choosing to follow Landa Marco Pantani in 1998 to scream and then bursting
mountain stage before instead. win the Giro and Tour de into tears.
Sunday’s flat finish in Milan. “I was marking Landa, my France in the same year. “At last, I’m into the second
Aru required nearly 6 1/2 biggest rival,” Contador A two-time Tour cham- week at Roland,” Cornet
hours over the 236-kilo- said. “Aru was the stron- pion, Contador won the said. “I’ve been waiting for
this for 11 years.”q
