French Open Middle Rounds

French Open Middle Rounds

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The hot name in Paris these days is Nicole Vaidisova, who knocked off top-ranked Amelie Mauresmo in the third round and got past Venus Williams in the quarterfinals.

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Venus Williams, the lone U.S. player to reach the second week of the French Open, lost in the quarters to 17-year-old Nicole Vaidisova.

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Roger Federer stayed on course for a rematch with Rafael Nadal by disposing of Mario Ancic in the quarterfinals. Federer has now reached the semifinals in eight consecutive majors.

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No. 12 seed Mario Ancic lost in straight sets to Roger Federer in Tuesday's quarterfinals.

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Two-time French Open runner-up Kim Clijsters defeated Martina Hingis in the quarters, setting up a semifinal matchup against fellow Belgian Justine Henin-Hardenne.

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Gael Monfils' amazing run through the French Open ended with a fourth-round loss to Novak Djokovic of Serbia.

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Maria Sharapova showed grace and style in a fourth-round loss to Dinara Safina.

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Rafael Nadal (left) and Paul-Henri Mathieu traded ground strokes for 4 hours, 53 minutes before Mathieu lost in the third round on Saturday, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.

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Lleyton Hewitt earned a fourth-round match against Rafael Nadal by defeating Dominik Hrbaty in the third round.

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Dinara Safina of Russia blew a 5-1 lead and lost 7-6, 6-0 to Svetlana Kuznetsova in the quarterfinals.

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Martina Hingis won easily over Zuzana Ondraskova on Friday, 6-1, 6-3, but fell to Kim Clijsters in the quarterfinals, 7-6, 6-1.