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May 24 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Brussels Open Women's Singles matches on Friday Quarterfinal Jamie Hampton (U.S.) beat 2-Roberta Vinci (Italy) 5-7 6-3 7-5 Kaia Kanepi (Estonia) beat 7-Varvara Lepchenko (U.S.) 6-3 4-6 7-6(4)    

May 24 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Strasbourg International Women's Singles matches on Friday Semifinal Lucie Hradecka (Czech Republic) beat Flavia Pennetta (Italy) 1-6 6-3 6-1 3-Alize Cornet (France) beat Eugenie Bouchard (Canada) 7-5 6-7(5) 6-3 Quarterfinal Flavia Pennetta (Italy) beat Misaki Doi (Japan) 7-5 6-3 Lucie Hradecka (Czech Republic) beat Johanna Larsson (Sweden) 7-5 6-3    

May 24 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Nice Open Men's Singles Semifinal matches on Friday Gael Monfils (France) beat Pablo Andujar (Spain) 7-5 6-4 Albert Montanes (Spain) beat Edouard Roger-Vasselin (France) 6-4 4-6 6-0    

PARIS, May 24 (Reuters) - Making his comeback after missing the last two grand slams, Rafa Nadal probably expects a warm reception next week when he returns to Roland Garros - an event which is supposed to be one of the summer highlights of the French sporting calendar.    

May 24 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Duesseldorf Cup Men's Singles Semifinal matches on Friday 6-Jarkko Nieminen (Finland) beat Igor Sijsling (Netherlands) 7-5 4-6 6-3 3-Juan Monaco (Argentina) beat Guido Pella (Argentina) 6-4 7-6(8)    

PARIS, May 24 (Reuters) - Despite the popularity of social media and the widespread presence of traditional media, Novak Djokovic appeared to believe he could be spared the unbearable truth of discovering who his second-round opponent at the French Open might be.    

(Repeats removing reference to Nadal missing Wimbledon in third para)    

PARIS, May 24 (Reuters) - Draw for the French Open women's singles first round (prefix number denotes seeding): 1-Serena Williams (U.S.) v Anna Tatishvili (Georgia) Qualifier v Caroline Garcia (France) Monica Niculescu (Romania) v Johanna Larsson (Sweden) Kiki Bertens (Netherlands) v 26-Sorana Cirstea (Romania) 19-Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Russia) v Andrea Hlavackova (Czech Republic) Petra Cetkovska (Czech Republic) v Olga Pushkova (Russia) Qualifier v Qualifier Stephanie Foretz-Gacon (France)    

PARIS, May 24 (Reuters) - Draw for the French Open men's singles tournament which starts on Sunday (prefix number denotes seeding): 1-Novak Djokovic (Serbia) v David Goffin (Belgium) Ivan Dodig (Croatia) v Guido Pella (Argentina) Alex Kuznetsov (U.S.) v Lucas Pouille (France) Alejandro Falla (Colombia) v 26-Grigor Dimitrov (Bulgaria) 22-Alexandr Dolgopolov (Ukraine) v Dmitry Tursunov (Russia) Bernard Tomic (Australia) v Victor Hanescu (Romania) Simone Bolelli (It    

PARIS, May 24 (Reuters) - Defending French Open champion Rafael Nadal was drawn in the same half as world number one Novak Djokovic on Friday as the Spanish claycourt machine chases a record eighth title at Roland Garros.    

May 23 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Nice Open Men's Singles Quarterfinal matches on Thursday Gael Monfils (France) beat Robin Haase (Netherlands) 6-2 6-3 Pablo Andujar (Spain) beat 2-Gilles Simon (France) 6-4 7-5 Albert Montanes (Spain) beat Paul-Henri Mathieu (France) 6-4 6-1 Edouard Roger-Vasselin (France) beat 3-Sam Querrey (U.S.) 3-6 7-6(2) 6-1    

May 23 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Brussels Open Women's Singles matches on Thursday Quarterfinal Romina Oprandi (Switzerland) beat Zheng Jie (China) 6-3 3-6 6-0 8-Peng Shuai (China) beat 4-Sloane Stephens (U.S.) 6-2 6-3 Round 2 2-Roberta Vinci (Italy) beat Yulia Putintseva (Kazakhstan) 6-3 5-7 6-2 Jamie Hampton (U.S.) beat 5-Kirsten Flipkens (Belgium) 6-4 3-6 7-5    

May 23 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Strasbourg International Women's Singles Quarterfinal matches on Thursday 3-Alize Cornet (France) beat 7-Chanelle Scheepers (South Africa) 6-3 6-1 Eugenie Bouchard (Canada) beat Anna Tatishvili (Georgia) 6-3 6-2    

May 23 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Duesseldorf Cup Men's Singles Quarterfinal matches on Thursday 6-Jarkko Nieminen (Finland) beat 2-Tommy Haas (Germany)(Haas retired) Igor Sijsling (Netherlands) beat Jan Hajek (Czech Republic) 6-3 6-1 Guido Pella (Argentina) beat 7-Viktor Troicki (Serbia) 7-6(5) 7-5 3-Juan Monaco (Argentina) beat Tobias Kamke (Germany) 6-3 6-4    

LONDON, May 23 (Reuters) - Watching Rafa Nadal churn his way through the claycourt season over the past few weeks, it seems nothing much has changed since his French Open triumph a year ago despite a lengthy injury layoff.    

LONDON, May 23 (Reuters) - Based on form, Serena Williams is a stand-out favourite to win a second French Open title but her record at Roland Garros means she approaches the tournament with a touch of apprehension and fearful of the "lady in the mirror".    

PARIS, May 23 (Reuters) - After 30 years without a male grand-slam winner, France's tennis establishment is beginning to question whether the absence of success is purely down to a lack of natural-born winners.    

MADRID, May 23 (Reuters) - Milos Raonic would probably not feature on most people's list of potential French Open champions but the two-metre Canadian with the booming serve has been working hard on his clay game in Spain and has the potential to cause an upset.    

May 23 (Reuters) - Whether ripping shirts or forehand winners, or thumping down serves with frightening velocity, Jerzy Janowicz is making a big impression at the top of men's tennis and is ready to take Paris by storm again.    

May 22 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Nice Open Men's Singles Round 2 matches on Wednesday Gael Monfils (France) beat 6-Fabio Fognini (Italy) 6-2 7-6(5) 2-Gilles Simon (France) beat Guillaume Rufin (France) 6-4 6-3 Robin Haase (Netherlands) beat 4-John Isner (U.S.) 6-4 1-6 7-5 Paul-Henri Mathieu (France) beat Carlos Berlocq (Argentina) 7-5 3-6 6-3 Pablo Andujar (Spain) beat Lu Yen-Hsun (Taiwan) 6-2 6-0