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Cara Black and Liezel Huber are the world’s top-ranked women’s doubles team, but against the Williams sisters, they’re in no doubts of the enormity of the task ahead
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Scaling the mountain
It’s the US v Russia in the women’s semi-finals or, more accurately, the Williams sisters v Russia. Serena plays Elena Dementieva while Venus faces Dinara Safina. Neither Russian has won a Grand Slam while the sisters have 17.
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Day 10 Preview
Roger Federer, who is first on Centre Court on Monday, banished any talk of breaking Pete Sampras’ Grand Slam record - the Swiss 2nd seed just wants his Wimbledon title back.
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Federer focuses on title, not records
Sweden’s Daniel Berta defeated Gianni Mina of France in a 90-minute, three-set epic to claim the French Open boys’ singles championship on Sunday. The 17-year-old French youngster was unable to match the achievement of compatriot Gael Monfils five years earlier, going down 6-1 3-6 6-3.
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Sweden’s Berta takes the boys’ title
For the first time at Roland-Garros, IBM has created a new way to experience tennis on-line. Visual Match is a whole new way to look at a match and see how the momentum switched back and forth between the players.
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Visual Match: A whole new way to experience tennis
Will world No1 Dinara Safina win her first ever Grand Slam title after losing here in the final last year, or will No7 Svetlana Kuznetsova – herself a beaten finalist in 2006 – win her second major?
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Saturday 6 June – As it happens
Here at Rolandgarros.com we know you love to get an insight into the real person behind the tennis star facade. Here, 1996 French Open winner Yevgeny Kafelnikov shares his love of fast cars and golf.
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Up close and personal with Yevgeny Kafelnikov
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Caption it! Friday, June 5
Doubles legends Bob Bryan and Liezel Huber were stretched all the way but emerged victorious from a thrilling match tie-break to take the mixed doubles crown, defeating Marcelo Melo et Vania King 7-5 6-7 10-7.
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Bryan and Huber take mixed doubles thriller
Joining the ATP or WTA circuit is something akin to embarking on an endless world tour.
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Life on tour with Svetlana Kuznetsova
