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Sharapova, Kuznetsova, Safina and Davydenko reached the 1/8 finals of Roland Garros
The Russians Dinara Safina, Svetlana Kuznetsova and Maria Sharapova on Friday reached the 1/8 finals of the female single discharge of the French open championship in the tennis, which these days are held on the courts of Paris.
Kuznetsova, sown under the 8th number, in the framework of the third circle in an hour and a half, defeated the Chinese on Lee with a score of 6: 3, 7: 6 (7: 4). For access to the quarterfinals of a native of St. Petersburg, he will fight with one of the Italians: either with the Francal Schevon (9th sowing number), or with Flavia Pennette (17).
Safin's 14th Dinara Safin in a third round match on Friday beat Katarina Srebotnik from Slovenia with a score of 6: 3, 6: 4.
Maria Sharapova also issued a ticket to the 1/8 finals. On Friday, the Russian woman, sown under the 4th number, was defeated by Australian Alish Molik, who is participating in the tournament thanks to Wild Card - 6: 0, 7: 5. In the next circle, Sharapova will play with his compatriot Dinara Safina.
Elena Dementieva, the sixth seeded in Paris, made her way into the third circle of competitions. On Friday, in the postponed match, she with a score of 3: 6, 6: 0, 6: 4 prevailed over Victoria Kutuzova from Ukraine and will now play against the Israeli tennis player Shahar Peer.
In the men's tournament of the French tennis championship, Nikolai Davydenko issued an exit in the 1/8 finals. A Russian sowed under the 6th number, as part of the third round, defeated the offender South Mikhail - the Spaniard Carlos Moye - with a score of 6: 1, 7: 5, 6: 3.
Immediately after the match, Davydenko was congratulated on the victory by the first president of Russia Boris Yeltsin, who arrived in Paris the day before. In the next circle, Nikolai will meet with Argentinean Gaston Gaudio, offender Evgeny Korolev.
Unfortunately, Dmitry Tursunov finished his performance at the tournament. In the third circle of Roland Garros, the Russian in a stubborn duel lost to Argentine David Nalbandan - 2: 6, 5: 7, 6: 4, 6: 2, 6: 4.