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ROLAND GARROS (Paris, France; red clay; Grand Slam)
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1. Photos & videos
2. Fourth-round TV-report: Bartoli v Jankovic

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1. Photos
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http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/2/photogallery/ (3r, Week 1)
http://news.search.yahoo.com/search/news/?c=news_photos&p=bartoli
Search Getty Images for "bartoli"

Various players:
http://www.tennis.info/Paris7.html (Third round - day 1)
http://sports.yahoo.com/ten/gallery?pg=1&cap=1

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2. Fourth-round TV-report: Bartoli v Jankovic (Sunday 3rd June)
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- MARION BARTOLI [18,S] lt. JELENA JANKOVIC [4], 1-6 1-6

I saw the whole match on BBCi.

Pre-match interviews:
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Marion: "J'espère un bon match." ("I hope for a good match.")

Jankovic: "I'm really excited for this match today. I just hope I'll
play a good game."
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The match started at 15:31 CEST (possibly a little earlier, as I
actually watched it with a time-lag, as I was dubbing it from DVD-RAM
to video-cassette, which is the only medium that I trust to be
reliable for long-term archiving).


First set
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BARTOLI __*____ 1
JANKOVI @* *@*@ 6

Marion serving 0-0: Jankovic backhand just long. 0/15. Jankovic
crosscourt forehand winner. 0/30. Jankovic off-backhand winner. 0/40.
Marion saved the first with a pinpoint crosscourt backhand winner
into the corner. 15/40. Jankovic hit a short-angled, very acute
crosscourt forehand, forcing Marion to hit a forehand wide.

Jankovic is hitting the ball much harder than she did against Venus
Williams, or than /I've/ ever seen her hit! The commentators are
talking about it like she always hits that hard, so perhaps she does
these days and the Williams-match was an exception because Williams
goes for broke and doesn't give you much rhthm.

Jankovic serving 1-0: Jankovic netted a forehand. 0/15. Marion
forehand just wide. 15/15. Jankovic hit a pinpoint backhand winner
down the line. 30/15. Ace out wide. 40/15. Marion hit a nice backhand
winner down the line. 40/30. Jankovic netted a forehand. 40/40.
Marion netted a backhand. Ad Jankovic. Marion hit a defensive
forehand lob wide.

A very fast start for Jankovic - so little time between points! She's
forcing Marion to hit a lot of one-handed forehands.

Marion serving 0-2: Jankovic forehand winner down the line. 0/15.
Marion's forehand smash forced Jankovic to balloon a forehand very
long. 15/15. Jankovic forehand pass-winner off a weak volley from
Marion. 15/30. Jankovic forehand down the line + forehand smash-
winner. 15/40 (2 BPs). Jankovic dominated the rally but netted an
easy backhand. 30/40. Jankovic off-forehand would-be return-winner
just wide. 40/40. From way behind the baseline, pushed back on her
heels, Marion hit an amazingly precise crosscourt backhand into the
corner, forcing Jankovic into error. Ad Marion. Jankovic opened up
the court with an amazing angle to set up an easy crosscourt forehand
winner. Deuce #2. Marion nailed a forehand winner down the line off a
mishit lob from Jankovic. John Lloyd: "What a winner from that
position!" Ad Marion. Jankovic forehand would-be winner down the line
called wide - very late, by the umpire.

Well played Marion - she answered Jankovic's brilliance with some of
her own. According to Sam Smith, Richard Williams said that Venus
was /intimidated/ by Jankovic in the previous round!

Jankovic serving 1-2: Marion forehand return just long. 15/0. Double
fault (Marion standing in, second serve just long - very flat like
Maria Sharapova). 15/15. Jankovic netted a forehand after a long
rally with good resistance from Marion. 15/30. Marion backhand long.
30/30. Jankovic caught Marion napping with a crosscourt backhand
winner. 40/30. I must have missed a point in that game, but I don't
know where.

Sam Smith: "Jankovic so intense - becoming a great match-player."

Marion serving 1-3: Marion netted a backhand. 0/15. Service-winner.
15/15. Marion netted a forehand. 15/30. Jankovic rocketed a backhand
winner down the line. 15/40 (2 BPs). Jankovic backhand wide. 30/40.
Jankovic netted a forehand after a long rally with a lot of balls
down the middle from Marion. 40/40. Jankovic forehand pass-winner off
an inadequate approach from Marion. Ad Jankovic (BP #3). Jankovic hit
a dropshot, ran down a dropshot, and hit a crosscourt forehand pass-
winner to get the double break. She's doing much better than Marion
in rallies with 4+ strokes.

Jankovic serving 1-4: Jankovic opened up the court and hit a forehand
drop-volley winner down the line. 15/0. Marion backhand return just
long. 30/0. Marion backhand long. 40/0. Jankovic sprayed a forehand
wide. 40/15. Marion came in but netted a backhand volley off an
awkward low ball at her feet.

Sam Smith said Jankovic understands which way to move when she's at
the net, Marion doesn't.

John Lloyd: "She's desperate to do well in front of her home-crowd.
She's rattled."

Marion serving 1-5: Double fault (second serves into the net). 0/15.
Jankovic return-winner. 0/30. Another ill-advised approach to the net
by Marion was met with a forehand pass-winner down the line from
Jankovic. 0/40. Jankovic hit a slick, almost cheeky forehand dropshot-
winner to win the first set 6-1 at 16:01.

Marion is taking an injury time-out - the commentators think it's a
hip- or groin-injury. There's a distressed look on her face. After a
lengthy evaluation-period, the trainer took Marion off the court.

Sam Smith: "She's not a product of the French system. She and her
father have done it their own way."

Ten minutes after the end of the first set, Marion came back onto
court limping.


Second set
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BARTOLI _____*_ 1
JANKOVI *@*@* * 6

Jankovic serving 0-0: Marion netted a forehand. 15/0. Jankovic
exploited Marion's loss of mobility with a "cruel but smart"
dropshot. 30/0. Marion forehand return long. 40/0. Jankovic mishit a
backhand wide. 40/15. Marion forehand wide.

Marion serving 0-1: Marion backhand long. 0/15. Marion backhand just
long, but so badly hit. 0/30. Double fault (second serve long).
0/40 (3 BPs). Marion netted a forehand off a deep ball from Jankovic.

The commentators expect Marion to retire at the end of every game.

Jankovic serving 2-0: Marion strolled into the net and Jankovic
picked off a crosscourt forehand pass-winner. 15/0. Marion's forehand
clipped the netcord and fell back on her own side. 30/0. Marion
forehand wide. 40/0. Marion forehand just long.

Marion sat at the changeover with her head in a towel.

Marion serving 0-3: Marion forehand very long. 0/15. Jankovic
backhand winner down the line, just inside the baseline. 0/30.
Jankovic backhand dropshot-winner. 0/40 (3 BPs). Jankovic picked off
a crosscourt backhand winner after mildly opening up the court.

Jankovic serving 4-0: A big forehand return from Marion forced
Jankovic to earth a forehand. 0/15. Jankovic off-backhand drive-
volley winner. 15/15. Serve out wide + forehand winner down the line.
30/15. A good return from Marion induced Jankovic to earth a backhand
return. 30/30. Marion netted a backhand. 40/30. Jankovic forehand
down the line would-be winner just wide. 40/40. Jankovic forehand
wide. Ad Marion (BP). Marion backhand just long. Deuce #2. Marion
netted a backhand. Ad Jankovic. Marion backhand return long.

I think Jankovic lost her focus a bit in that game - she's been
ruthless in all previous games.

Marion serving 0-5: Jankovic forehand winner down the line off a hard
backhand from Marion - an obvious example of her loss of mobility.
0/15. Marion sprayed a forehand very long. 0/30. Marion backhand
dropshot-winner. 15/30. Marion hit a "ferocious", error-forcing
forehand. 30/30. Marion hit a searing crosscourt backhand winner.
40/30. Jankovic forehand winner. 40/40. Marion netted a forehand.
Ad Jankovic (MP #1). Marion saved it with ferocious hitting, nailing
a crosscourt backhand winner into the corner. Deuce #2. Marion
crosscourt backhand winner. Sam Smith: "Such a shame she couldn't
play like this in the whole match." Ad Marion. Service-winner.

Jankovic serving 5-1: Jankovic netted a forehand. 0/15. Marion netted
a backhand return. 15/15. Marion went for a big crosscourt backhand
winner onto the sideline, but it was just wide. 15/30. Serve out wide
+ backhand winner down the line. 40/15 (MP #2). Jankovic forehand
winner down the line. Jankovic won 6-1 6-1 at 16:35.


Articles
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Howard Fendrich, AP Tennis Writer
June 3, 2007
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STOP THE MUSIC: When her French Open opponent took an injury timeout
on Sunday, Jankovic did what plenty of 22-year-olds would if they
wanted to kill some time: She pulled an MP3 player out of her bag.

The chair umpire made the No. 4-seeded Serb put it away before she
got a chance to listen to any music.

"I didn't know that I'm not allowed to do that," Jankovic said after
finishing off her 6-1 6-1 victory over No. 18 Marion Bartoli, the
last French singles player in the tournament. "But we're not allowed
to have electronics while we are playing."

Bored while Bartoli was off court being treated for a leg-problem,
Jankovic got out of her changeover-chair and hit some practice-serves.

"I wanted to play with the ball-boy," she said. [Iva Majoli did just
that at the French Open 1995!]

Bartoli thought she'd get a lot of help from the home-crowd, but
instead found herself overwhelmed by the circumstances.

"I felt the pressure when I walked on the court," she said. "Because
when you walk on centre-court and have people applauding you, and you
have French flags, and you have people that say, 'You're the last
French player, fight it. It's the match of your life. What are you
doing? You're not playing well.' I mean, that was a bit difficult for
me to listen to."
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Old articles
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{First round - Tuesday 29th May}
Petrova Ousted in Opener; Vaidišová, Bartoli Advance
http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/1/newsroom/stories/?ContentID=1389
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Bartoli had the unfortunate draw of last week's Istanbul breakout-
star Aravane Rezaï for her opener, but continued to show much-
improved clay-court form with an impressive 6-2 6-4 victory over her
young countrywoman.

"In the second set it was a little bit closer, but I'm quite happy I
ended the match in two sets," said Bartoli, who has had good results
on clay in the last few weeks, including reaching the Estoril final
and the Strasbourg semi-finals. "In the past I'd rest a lot during
this part of the season, but this year I've practised a lot on clay,
and I'm very satisfied with my clay-season so far."
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{Third-round preview - Thursday 31st May}
http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/1/newsroom/stories/?ContentID=1399
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(13) Elena Dementieva (RUS) vs. (18) Marion Bartoli (FRA) -
Dementieva leads, 2-0

World No.21 Bartoli will be making her first appearance in the third
round at Roland Garros on Friday, and she will hope she can mark the
occasion with her first-ever victory over No.14 Dementieva. Although
the 22-year-old Frenchwoman has not defeated her Russian opponent,
their last meeting was almost two years ago, and Bartoli has made
significant strides since her straight-sets defeat to Dementieva in
Los Angeles. The hard hitting No.18 seed broke into the Top 20 for
the first time last year, and has carried this form through to the
2007 European clay-court season, reaching a final, semi-final and
quarter-final, in Prague, Strasbourg and Estoril respectively. 2004
Roland Garros runner-up, Dementieva has demonstrated some good form
of her own in the build-up to the tournament, taking home her seventh
career-title in Istanbul just last week, and the 25-year-old will
enter the contest as slight favourite.
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{Third round - Friday 1st June}
http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/1/newsroom/stories/?ContentID=1402
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Next up for Jankovic will be No.18 seed Marion Bartoli, who downed
No.13-seeded Elena Dementieva, 6-2 6-4; next up for Vaidišová is
No.19 seed Tathiana Garbin, who downed wild card Stéphanie Cohen-
Aloro, 6-3 6-0. Both Bartoli and Garbin have moved into a Grand Slam
second week for the first time in their career.

"It's wonderful; it's a beautiful present for my mother because it's
Mother's Day on Sunday," said a jubilant Bartoli, who was forced to
regroup after allowing her Russian opponent to catch up from 4-2 to
4-all in that second set. "I know she is very competitive. She would
never surrender. So I had to fight on each ball."
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