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Stephens' French Open run ends

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PARIS (AP) — The unseeded American teenager's best run at a major came to an end in the fourth round of the French Open on Sunday with a 7-5, 6-4 loss to U.S. Open champion Sam Stosur...
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French Open phenom

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PARIS (AP) - Well, that's settled: 19-year-old Sloane Stephens is bumping herself up to first class for the flight home from the French Open, whenever that might be...
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This May 29, 2012 file photo shows Serena Williams reactind during her loss to France's Virginie Razzano in the first round of the French Open tennis tournament in Paris. Almost from the moment Venus and Serena Williams appeared on the Grand Slam scene in the late 1990s, they've been winning titles and transcending tennis, becoming red-carpet celebrities as much as sports stars. (AP Photo/David Vincent, File)

Williams sisters' French Open flop

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PARIS (AP) - Almost from the moment Venus and Serena Williams appeared on the Grand Slam scene in the late 1990s, they've been winning titles and transcending tennis, becoming red-carpet celebrities as much as sports stars...
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Venus WIlliams ousted at French Open

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PARIS (AP) - Melanie Oudin and other young Americans are finding the going much tougher in the second round of the French Open. The U.S. women went 1-6 at Roland Garros on Wednesday, including losses by Oudin and Venus Williams...
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Serena Williams upset in French Open

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PARIS (AP) — Serena Williams lost in the first round of a major tournament for the first time in her career, falling to Virginie Razzano of France 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3 Tuesday at the French Open...
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Is this Venus Williams's last call?

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Williams said she has not set a goal for total Grand Slam titles, but she is clearly thinking about her legacy since she addresses the twilight of her career in the introduction to her book...
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Venus Williams defends controversial tennis dress

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PARIS (AP) - Williams said the corset-like outfit's overlay and skin-toned undergarments are "about the illusion of bareness."...
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Venus Williams' French Open outfit causes a stir

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PARIS (AP) - Whistles and whispers circulated through the stands at Court Suzanne Lenglen on Sunday, a reaction brought about...
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