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Lagarde has G8 backing to run the IMF

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G8 leaders all back French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde's bid to run the IMF, Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said on Sunday, as she attacked a call to investigate her role in a 2008 legal case tha

Bopanna-Qureshi in quarterfinals of French Open

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Indian Davis Cupper Rohan Bopanna and his Pakistani partner Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi advanced to the French Open men's doubles quarterfinals with a straight-set win over Andrey Golubev of Kazakhstan and D

Nadal in last eight with bogeyman Soderling looming

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Five-time champion Rafael Nadal reached the French Open quarterfinals on Monday with a 7-5, 6-3, 6-3 win over Croatia's Ivan Ljubicic and could face Roland Garros bogeyman Robin Soderling next.

It wa

Sania-Elena duo beats top seeds to book semis berth

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India's Sania Mirza and Russia’s Elena Vesnina shocked top seeds Gisela Dulko of Argentina and Flavia Pennetta of Italy to enter the women's doubles semifinals of the French Open tennis on Monday.

Se

Sharapova restores order at shock-hit French Open

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Maria Sharapova helped restore order at the French Open on Saturday after Roland Garros had been shellshocked by the loss of its top two seeds before the fourth round stage, a 40-year low point for Pa

Bhupathi-Zheng bow out of mixed doubles

Indian veteran Mahesh Bhupathi's campaign ended at the French Open today with a second round defeat in the mixed doubles event along with Chinese partner Jie Zheng.

The fifth seed Indo-Chinese pair l

Federer sets quarterfinal record at French Open

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Roger Federer set another Grand Slam record on Sunday, extending his quarterfinal streak at major tournaments to 28 with a 6-3, 6-2, 7-5 victory over Olympic gold medal doubles partner Stanislas Wawri

Sania-Elena book quarterfinal berth, Bhupathi ousted

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Sania Mirza on Sunday reached her first ever French Open women's doubles quarterfinals with partner Elena Vesnina but Mahesh Bhuapthi's campaign ended after suffering a second round defeat in the mixe

Sunday best puts Djokovic into quarterfinals`

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Novak Djokovic took his winning run to 43 matches on Sunday as he brushed aside France's Richard Gasquet 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 to reach the French Open quarterfinals.

Second seed Djokovic is now just three w

Djokovic-del Potro match suspended for darkness

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Novak Djokovic's match against Juan Martin del Potro in the French Open's third round was suspended because of darkness Friday night with the players tied at a set apiece.

Djokovic won the first set

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