Nadal shocks Federer at French Open
Jun 3 2005 11:40PM (CT)
PARIS (AP) - Pouncing from the breezy start, bouncing at the dusky end, Rafael Nadal turned his 19th birthday into a milestone triumph over Roger Federer in a French Open semifinals that confirmed the Spanish prodigy's arrival as a star on the Grand Slam stage.
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Slowly, Pierce makes way to French final
Jun 3 2005 12:33PM (CT)
PARIS (AP) - When Mary Pierce prepares to serve, she cleans the baseline with her foot, then uses her racket to knock the clay from the soles of her shoes. She adjusts her ponytail, brushes the hair from her eyes, blows on her fingers and fixes a Zen-like gaze across the net, where her opponent is by this point struggling to stay awake.
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