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  1. Goffin on playing Federer next round: "I expect a very difficult match on Sunday." #rg12 about 7 hours ago via web
  2. Fed's representation with IMG and Godsick in flux. Last word in presser on it: "I don't know at this moment what's gonna happen next." #rg12 about 7 hours ago via web
  3. @tennis4000 Berdych? about 8 hours ago via web in reply to tennis4000
  4. Two men's matches that stick out on Sat: Another battle of one-handers in Lenglen, Gasquet/Haas, and a perfect Court 2 match, Raonic/Monaco about 8 hours ago via web
  5. @shellsteak Great match for that court about 8 hours ago via web in reply to shellsteak
  6. As the announcer here says, "Fed-air-rair" through to face David "Not Geffen" Goffin in the round of 16. #channelingbg #rg12 about 8 hours ago via web
  7. Letting It Get To Us: John Isner isn't the first American man to get lost on the road through Europe. My column: tinyurl.com/6rxe4yq about 8 hours ago via web
  8. Hmm, that's Ma-Who. Federer righting the ship, up a break in the 3rd. #rg12 about 9 hours ago via web
  9. Wow, jumping one-handed backhand return tailing away from Federer for a winner, and the 2nd set. Ma-who are you? #rg12 about 10 hours ago via web
  10. @anna_tennisfan It's definitely close quarters for the players out there. about 11 hours ago via web in reply to anna_tennisfan
  11. Anderson has the trainer out on Court 1, working on his leg. Up 2-1 in the 5th on Berdych, on serve. #rg12 about 13 hours ago via web
  12. Gliding on Clay: My Racquet Reaction on Sloane Stephens' cruise-control third-round win in Paris today: tinyurl.com/6vfr49z about 14 hours ago via web
  13. Stephens outclasses Johansson 3 and 2 and reaches first round of 16 at a major. Nice smile, calm reaction, professional performance. #rg12 about 16 hours ago via web
  14. Something to work on for Sloane: Second serve. Sits up for Johansson, who breaks for 2-5. #rg12 about 16 hours ago via web
  15. Stephens has too much game for Johansson thus far. Breaks at will through the first set. 6-3. #rg12 about 16 hours ago via web
  16. @hbryant42 Has gotten passive with the lead so far about 16 hours ago via web in reply to hbryant42
  17. @NeilHarmanTimes Thanks, Neil. Tough to squeeze in anything else when you've got 5 hours of Isner on Chatrier. about 16 hours ago via web in reply to NeilHarmanTimes
  18. Sloane Stephens still looking like the stronger player despite squandering some break points. 5-2. #rg12 about 16 hours ago via web
  • Name Steve Tignor
  • Location Brooklyn, New York
  • Web http://tennisworl...
  • Bio Author of High Strung: Bjorn Borg, John McEnroe, and the Last Days of Tennis' Golden Age; columnist for Tennis Magazine, Tennis.com, and ESPN.com
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