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Star in the making? Russian teen advances at French Open
Summary from multiple countries, from articles in English
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The mercurial Russian advanced to the third round Friday by winning a two-day marathon against Felix Mantilla 2-6, 6-2, 6-7 (7-4), 11-9. (article 2)
The Russian 20th seed prevailed 6-4 2-6 6-2 6-7 11-9 in an epic match that had to be held over from Thursday in Paris. (article 1)
After the match, Safin was scathing of officials after being penalised a point for dropping his shorts during the third set on Thursday evening. (article 1)
Third seed Amelie Mauresmo delighted the home crowd with a straight-sets win over Arantxa Parra Santonja in the third round of the French Open. (article 3)
Mauresmo, looking for her first Grand Slam title, wrapped up a 6-3 6-2 victory in 67 minutes. (article 3)
The veteran Bulgarian beat American Meghann Shaughnessy 6-3 7-6 (6-3) The biggest upset of the day in the women's draw was Marlene Weingartner dumping eighth seed Nadia Petrova out. (article 3)
A Siberia native who lives in Florida, the 17-year-old Sharapova advanced to the fourth round of the French Open by beating fellow Russian Vera Zvonareva 6-3, 7-6 (3). (article 4)
Sharapova reached the fourth round at Wimbledon last year and is seeded 18th, and the victory over Zvonareva was her second this month against a top-10 player. (article 4)
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Source articles
- Safin survives scare (BBC News, 05/28/2004, 357 words)
- Safin mooning becomes tempest in a drawstring (USA Today, 05/28/2004, 400 words)
- Mauresmo marches on (BBC News, 05/28/2004, 224 words)
- Star in the making? Russian teen advances at French Open (sfgate.com, 05/28/2004, 647 words)
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