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Federer reaches 16th straight Grand Slam semifinal
Summary from multiple countries, from articles in English
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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)
France's Gael Monfils throws his shirt to the crowd at Roland Garros after defeating Spain's David Ferrer during their quarter-final match on Wednesday. (article 9)
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 10)
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 10)
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)
Nadal, the three-time defending champion, matched the most lopsided Grand Slam victory of his career Tuesday, defeating fellow Spaniard Nicolas Almagro 6-1, 6-1, 6-1 in Paris. (article 7)
Just moments later, No. 2 seed and three-time defending champion Rafael Nadal finished another in a series of annihilations here. (article 3)
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Nadal, Federer, Djokovic, Kuznetsova, Slam |
Source articles
- Federer reaches 16th straight Grand Slam semifinal (sfgate.com, 06/04/2008, 933 words)
- Federer blasts his way into final four of French (L.A. Times, 06/04/2008, 310 words)
- A French Open semifinal dream ticket: Novak Djokovic vs. Rafael Nadal (L.A. Times, 06/03/2008, 328 words)
- Quick work makes it hard to see weakness in Nadal at French Open (boston.com, 06/04/2008, 728 words)
- Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic to meet in semis (seattletimes.nwsource.com, 06/04/2008, 618 words)
- Kuznetsova advances to French Open semifinal (boston.com, 06/04/2008, 742 words)
- Nadal cruises to French Open semifinals (cbc.ca, 06/03/2008, 751 words)
- Novak Djokovic enters the conversation at French Open (L.A. Times, 06/05/2008, 738 words)
- Upstart Monfils delights home crowd at French Open (cbc.ca, 06/04/2008, 458 words)
- Gael Monfils upsets Ferrer to make French Open semifinals (L.A. Times, 06/04/2008, 313 words)
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