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Defending champion Schiavone advances at French Open
Defending champion Francesca Schiavone became the first woman to reach the fourth round at the French Open this year when Peng Shuai retired while trailing 6-3, 1-2 on Friday.
Paris:
Defending champion Francesca Schiavone became the first woman to reach the fourth round at the French Open this year when Peng Shuai retired while trailing 6-3, 1-2 on Friday.
The fifth-seeded Schiavone has yet to lose a set at this year's French Open.
Peng broke in the third game then held for a 3-1 lead before Schiavone won five games in a row.
Peng called for a doctor after the first game of the second set and had her blood pressure checked. She looked exhausted sitting on her chair, even crying at one point, before breaking for a 2-0 lead.
Schiavone won the next game before her opponent retired.
Topics mentioned in this article
Tennis
Caroline Wozniacki
Mahesh Bhupathi
Novak Djokovic
Marion Bartoli
Venus Williams
Jie Zheng
Shahar Peer
Shuai Peng
Sania Mirza
Andy Murray
Juan Martin del Potro
Francesca Schiavone
Rafael Nadal
French Open 2011
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