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SPORTS Thursday 1 June 2017

French Open
HIGHER POWER

Petra Kvitova of the Czech
Republic plays a shot against
Bethanie Mattek-Sands of
the U.S. during their second
round match of the French
Open tennis tournament at
the Roland Garros stadium,
in Paris, France. Wednesday,
May 31, 2017.
Associated Press

‘He’s with me’:
Mourning dad,
American wins
HOWARD FENDRICH
AP Tennis Writer
PARIS (AP) — Steve John-
son held everything in, all
of it, until he simply could
not any longer.
Still mourning the recent
death of his father, a ten-
nis coach who helped
Johnson learn the game
back home in California,
the 25th-seeded American
didn’t allow the jumble of
feelings show outwardly.
He didn’t permit them to
affect his ability to smack
a tennis ball, either, and
managed to edge Borna
Coric 6-2, 7-6 (8), 3-6, 7-6
(6) and reach the French
Open’s third round.
For nearly 4 full hours
Wednesday, Johnson
stayed the course, over
and over, even as the LeBron James soaring into 7th straight NBA Finals
on-court particulars grew
complicated. He man-
aged to be OK even after Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James smiles as he
his initial four match points shoots during an NBA basketball practice, Wednes-
slipped away. day, May 31, 2017, in Oakland, Calif. The Cavaliers
face the Golden State Warriors in Game 1 of the NBA
Finals on Thursday in Oakland.
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