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Federer reaches 16th straight Grand Slam semifinal
Summary from United States, from articles in English
Well, the chatter has changed a little this year, as anticipation bloats at Roland Garros for a daydream semifinal coming Friday, thanks to a 21-year-old Serbian with an airtight game and a self-certain air. (article 7) PARIS- Svetlana Kuznetsova returned to the French Open semifinals, recovering from a slow start to beat unseeded Kaia Kanepi 7-5, 6-2 Wednesday. (article 6) In an all-Russian semifinal Thursday, the No. 4-seeded Kuznetsova will play the winner of the quarterfinal between No. 7 Elena Dementieva and No. 13 Dinara Safina. (article 6) As the lone remaining unseeded player, and ranked No. 59, Monfils didn't figure to find himself smashing winners in a quarterfinal against David Ferrer of Spain, the No. 5 player in the world. (article 8) Monfils' 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 victory delighted the audience and cemented the surprise here, given that the 6-foot-4, Paris-born 21-year-old arrived here having won only five top-level matches in seven tournaments all year. (article 8) PARIS Blasted in a first set that stirred some curiosity on the Roland Garros grounds today, Roger Federer showed his peerless capacity to redirect tennis momentum and hurried into the final four of the 2008 French Open. (article 2)

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    • Story keywords
    Nadal, Federer, Djokovic, Kuznetsova, Slam

    Source articles
    1. Federer reaches 16th straight Grand Slam semifinal (sfgate.com, 06/04/2008, 933 words)
    2. Federer blasts his way into final four of French (L.A. Times, 06/04/2008, 310 words)
    3. A French Open semifinal dream ticket: Novak Djokovic vs. Rafael Nadal (L.A. Times, 06/03/2008, 328 words)
    4. Quick work makes it hard to see weakness in Nadal at French Open (boston.com, 06/04/2008, 728 words)
    5. Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic to meet in semis (seattletimes.nwsource.com, 06/04/2008, 618 words)
    6. Kuznetsova advances to French Open semifinal (boston.com, 06/04/2008, 742 words)
    7. Novak Djokovic enters the conversation at French Open (L.A. Times, 06/05/2008, 738 words)
    8. Gael Monfils upsets Ferrer to make French Open semifinals (L.A. Times, 06/04/2008, 313 words)



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