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Three past Grand Slam winners book semi-final spots at French Open

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today, following yesterday's latest-ever finish ©Getty ImagesIn the men's singles, Serbian top seed Novak

Djokovic is through to a 10th French Open semi-final ©Getty ImagesPablo Carreño Busta won set one, but

the US Open - has still not lost a match in 2020 ©Getty ImagesFifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas awaits Djokovic



Djokovic accidentally strikes line judge with ball during fourth round French Open win

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Novak Djokovic accidentally struck a line judge with a ball during his latest straight sets win at the

continued his unblemished record of winning every set he has played in Paris.The relatively routine win for Djokovic

noteworthy for an incident when the score was at four games to three and deuce in the opening set.As Djokovic

court in the face.The incident resembled one of the most dramatic moments at last month's US Open when Djokovic

being a complete accident, there was no danger of a repeat of the dramatic moments in New York when Djokovic

was defaulted.In an ironic series of events, Djokovic will now face the Spaniard, seeded 17, in the


Djokovic claims line judges should be replaced by technology

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World number one Novak Djokovic has claimed line judges in the sport should be replaced by Hawk-Eye technology

Djokovic, disqualified from last month's US Open after inadvertently striking a line judge with a ball

technological advanced era, would not have what we had during the Cincinnati/New York tournaments," Djokovic

Of course, I understand technology is expensive, so it's an economic issue and a question mark," Djokovic



Djokovic dominates Colombian qualifier to book fourth-round place at French Open

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World number one Novak Djokovic produced another commanding performance as he despatched Colombian qualifier

Djokovic, chasing his second title at Roland Garros, followed Rafael Nadal in only dropping five games

consecutive years and has been in ruthless form during the early stages of the tournament.Khachanov, who beat Djokovic


Kyrgios and Khachanov feud following Wilander comments at French Open

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Nick Kyrgios and Russia’s Karen Khachanov have engaged in a Twitter row over the Australian's criticism of former player Mats Wilander.

actions during the coronavirus pandemic.This included his denunciation of the ill-fated Adria Tour led by Novak

Djokovic in June, which was cancelled because of a number of COVID-19 cases in Zadar in Croatia.I’ve

is due to face Chile's Cristian Garin in the third round and the winner could face world number one Novak

Djokovic in round four.



Djokovic thrashes Berankis to cruise into third round at French Open

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World number one Novak Djokovic cruised into the third round of the French Open after sweeping aside

Djokovic continued his commanding form at the tournament in Paris by thrashing world number 66 Berankis

Right from the blocks I want to bring in the intensity," Djokovic told Eurosport."



French Open players with COVID-19 proof will not be thrown out, report claims

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Players at the French Open with medical documents confirming they have tested positive for COVID-19 before the Grand Slam began are not in danger of being thrown out of the tournament, according to reports.

is among the players who have previously tested positive for COVID-19 ©Getty ImagesWorld number one Novak

Djokovic and Frenchman Benoît Paire are among the players to have returned a positive COVID-19 test.Paire


Wawrinka triumphs in first-round showdown with Murray at French Open

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Switzerland's Stan Wawrinka came out on top in a meeting of two former Grand Slam winners in the first round of the French Open in Paris, beating Andy Murray in straight sets.

Borg leads with 81,8 (27-6)Active players top 5Nishikori 80%Robredo 77,3%Goffin 76,5%Djokovic 75,6%López

US Open earlier this month, got his tournament underway with a straight-sets win.Zverev broke Dennis Novak


Nadal and Halep favourites as coronavirus-hit French Open set to begin

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Rafael Nadal and Simona Halep are considered the favourites to win the respective men's and women's titles at the French Open, which gets underway in Paris tomorrow.

 Top seed Novak Djokovic will aim to recover from his shock dismissal from the US Open, with the

 Djokovic did win the Italian Open on clay earlier this week.Simona Halep is the top seed at what


Djokovic wins record 36th Masters 1000 title as top seeds victorious at Italian Open

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Top seeds Simona Halep and Novak Djokovic have been crowned Italian Open champions following two finals

In the men's singles final, Djokovic had to work hard to secure the title but still overcame Diego Schwartzman

bowed out in the semi-finals after losing in straight sets to Schwartzman.After the Argentinian broke Djokovic

It was a great week, a very challenging week," Djokovic said after the triumph."


Top two seeds Halep and Pliskova to contest women's Italian Open final

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Simona Halep and Karolina Pliskova, the top two seeds in the women's draw will meet in the Italian Open final after both coming through their last-four encounters.

On the men's side the final will see top seed Novak Djokovic face Diego Schwartzman, who yesterday beat

Karolina Pliskova in the final, after the Czech player beat her compatriot Marketa Vondrousova 6-2 6-4.Novak

Djokovic reached the final of the ATP Italian Open after a straight sets win over Norway's Casper Ruud

©Getty ImagesIn the men's semi-finals top seed Djokovic was made to work hard against Norwegian Casper

Ruud before reaching the final in straight sets.Ruud secured the early break in the first set but Djokovic