The best and most beautiful match in Paris: Djokovic
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World No. 1 Novak Djokovic called Friday's semi-final, in which he consigned 13-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal to only his third defeat in 108 matches at Roland Garros, the best and the most beautiful game he has played in Paris.
French Open: Djokovic shakes the order, beats Nadal to enter final
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Nadal, who went into the match with 105-2 (win-loss) record and with a 7-1 record against the Serb, was the outright favourite to win the match and set up a final clash with Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas. For, he had lost only one set in this year's tournament prior to Friday's semi-final.
Happy that Maria and I are putting Greece on tennis map: Tsitsipas
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After his nerve-wracking win over Germany's Alexander Zverev in French Open semi-finals on Friday, Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece said that his dream always was to play on the big stage, and that he was happy to see compatriot Maria Sakkari doing so well at Roland Garros.
French Open: Tsitsipas enters maiden Grand Slam final
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The 22-year-old needed five match points to complete a 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 4-6, 6-3 win over world No.6 Zverev in three hours and 37 minutes. Tsitsipas broke a three-match losing streak in major semi-finals to improve his ATP tour-leading match record to 39-8 this year.
French Open: It's Barbora vs Anastasia in women's final
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Barbora will play first-time Grand Slam finalist No.31 seed Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, who defeated world No.85 Tamara Zidansek of Slovenia 7-5, 6-3 in one hour and 34 minutes in an earlier semi-final encounter. On an 11-match winning streak, Barbora needed five match points over two games. She duly subdued the challenge from the Greek player and improved to 3-0 in their head-to-head rivalry.
French Open: Herbert-Mahut face Bublik-Golubev in men's doubles final
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Home favourites Herbert and Mahut saved three match points to beat Colombian second seeds Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah 6-7(2), 7-6(2), 6-4 in a semi-final match on Thursday. Bublik and Golubev rallied past Spaniards Pablo Andujar and Pedro Martinez 1-6, 6-4, 6-4 in the other semi-final. Herbert and Mahut have won all four Grand Slam championships together. This is their opportunity to win a second trophy at Roland Garros.
French Open: Russian Anastasia storms into women's final
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Anastasia, 29, thus became the first woman to play more than 50 major tournaments before reaching a final, having made her Grand Slam debut as a 15-year-old wildcard entrant at the Wimbledon in 2007. Italian Roberta Vinci, who was the 2015 US Open runner-up in her 44th main draw, held the previous record. This tournament is the 52nd time that Anastasia has made the main draw of a Grand Slam event.
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