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SPORTS Wednesday 31 May 2017

French Open
BOYS OF

SWING

Britain’s Andy Murray serves
against Russia’s Andrey
Kuznetsov during their first
round match of the French
Open tennis tournament at
the Roland Garros stadium, in
Paris, France. Tuesday, May
30, 2017.
Associated Press
Fair shake?

Refusal to

clasp hands

creates flap

HOWARD FENDRICH
AP Tennis Writer
PARIS (AP) — As anyone
who ever has played or
watched tennis — pro-
fessional or recreational
— knows, the post-match
handshake at the net is as
much a customary part of
the sport as a racket, ball
or serve. So when a play-
er who lost at the French
Open rebuffed his oppo-
nent’s attempt at the ritual
Tuesday, it became the Harper, Strickland trade punches,
talk of the tournament.
On a day when No. 1
Andy Murray and No. 3 Nationals beat Giants 3-0
Stan Wawrinka won, and a
couple top-10 players un-
accustomed to long stays
at Roland Garros — Alex-
ander Zverev in the men’s
draw, Johanna Konta in
the women’s — lost, the
most buzzworthy devel-
opment stemmed from a Washington Nationals’ Bryce Harper (34) charges San
match between one guy Francisco Giants’ Hunter Strickland after being hit
who stands 50th in the with a pitch in the eighth inning of a baseball game
world and another who is Monday, May 29, 2017, in San Francisco.
285th. Associated Press
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