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	<title>WTA Tennis Tour News &#187; French Open</title>
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		<title>Li triumphs over Schiavone at French Open final</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jun 2011 15:32:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dana Mark</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Francesca Schiavone]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[No. 6 seed, Na Li became the first Chinese tennis player ever to win a Grand Slam title with a straight sets win over No. 5 seed, defending champion Francesca Schiavone of Italy 6-4, 7-6 (7-0). Li took advantage of one break to secure the first set. She gained an early break in the 2nd [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dulko eliminates Stosur in round three</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 15:41:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dana Mark</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Gisela Dulko]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Samantha Stosur]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Argentina&#8217;s Gisela Dulko eliminated Australia&#8217;s Samantha Stosur in the 3rd round of the 2011 French Open in 3-sets, 6-4, 1-6, 6-3. The 26-year-old Dulko, ranked No. 51, broke Stosur’s serve in the first and third games of the match, slashing inside-out backhands for winners and a forehand so deep it forced the Australian to hit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sharapova narrowly escapes against Garcia</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 15:24:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dana Mark</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Caroline Garcia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maria Sharapova]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yung-Jan Chan]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[No. 7 seed, Maria Sharapova of Russia, had a close call in the 2nd round of the French Open with a 3-set win over Caroline Garcia of France, 3-6, 6-4, 6-0. Sharapova lost the first set 3-6, and trailed 1-4 in the 2nd set to 17-year-old wild card Garcia. With Garcia seeming in control of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rus pulls upset over Clijsters</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 15:11:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dana Mark</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Arantxa Rus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kim Clijsters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maria Kirilenko]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A 20-year-old wild card, Arantxa Rus of the Netherlands, took out No. 2 seed, Kim Clijsters of Belgium Thursday in the 2nd round of the French Open, 3-6, 7-5, 6-1. In the biggest win of her career, Rus scored on 7 of 13 break points, while Clijsters converted only 5 of 17 break point chances. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hantuchova wins stunning upset over Wozniacki</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 14:57:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dana Mark</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Caroline Wozniacki]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Daniela Hantuchova]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Svetlana Kuznetsova]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[No. 28 seed, Daniela Hantuchova, pulled out a stunning upset over No. 1 seed, Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark, in a straight sets victory, 6-1, 6-3 in the third round of the 2011 French Open. The 28-year-old Hantuchova from Slovakia stayed mentally tough the entire match, while 20-year-old Wozniacki of Denmark had trouble keeping the ball [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lisicki leaves French Open on stretcher</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 14:17:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dana Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[French Open]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sabine Lisicki]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vera Zvonareva]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[German qualifier, Sabine Lisicki, left the French Open Wednesday on a stretcher after being overcome by dizziness and muscle cramps following a second round 2 1/2 hour loss to Vera Zvonareva 4-6, 7-5, 7-5. There were some apparent problems as the 21-year-old Lisicki had been examined by a trainer at least twice during third-set changeovers, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ivanovic upset by Larsson in 1st round of French Open</title>
		<link>http://www.essentialtennis.com/wtanews/2011/05/ivanovic-upset-larsson-wta-french-open-tennnis.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 23:25:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dana Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[French Open]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ana Ivanovic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ekaterina Makarova]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Johanna Larsson]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Former French Open Champion, No. 20 seed, Ana Ivanovic of Serbia was among the 1st round upsets as she was taken down by Johanna Larsson of Sweden 7-6(7-3), 0-6, 6-2. Ivanovic struggled through a first close set, which she lost in the tie-break due to unforced errors and poor serving. However, she seemed to have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Schiavone upsets Stosur for French Open Title</title>
		<link>http://www.essentialtennis.com/wtanews/2010/06/schiavone-upsets-stosur-for-french-open-title.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jun 2010 15:17:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dana Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[French Open]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Francesca Schiavone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Samantha Stosur]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Francesca Schiavone won her first Grand Slam title at age 29, downing Samantha Stosur 6-4, 7-6 (7-2) at the 2010 French Open in Paris. In doing so, Francesca became the first Italian woman ever to win a Grand Slam title. It was a thriller of a match, pitting Francesca&#8217;s one-handed powerful backhand against Samantha&#8217;s two-handed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Serena and Venus Williams Earn Tennis World No. 1 Doubles Ranking</title>
		<link>http://www.essentialtennis.com/wtanews/2010/06/serena-and-venus-williams-earn-tennis-world-no-1-doubles-ranking.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 22:19:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dana Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[French Open]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anabel Medina Garrigues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arantxa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kim Clijsters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Liezel Huber]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lindsay Davenport]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Martina Hingis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Martina Navratilova]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Serena Williams]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Serena and Venus Williams of the USA will ascend to the top of the doubles rankings next week, the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour announced on Wednesday. Serena will also become the sixth player in Tour history to hold the No. 1 ranking in both singles and doubles simultaneously. Following their Roland Garros semifinal victory against [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The French Open Final</title>
		<link>http://www.essentialtennis.com/wtanews/2010/06/stosur-schiavone-french-open-tennis-final.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.essentialtennis.com/wtanews/2010/06/stosur-schiavone-french-open-tennis-final.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 19:24:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dana Mark</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Francesca Schiavone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Samantha Stosur]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The 2010 French Open will produce a first-time Grand Slam winner as Francesca Schiavone of Italy faces Samantha Stosur of Australia. Neither 29 year-old Francesca nor 26 year-old Samantha have ever won a Grand Slam event. Neither have ever even been in a Grand Slam final before. It was only the 2nd time Samantha reached [...]]]></description>
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