U.S. men make early exit at French Open
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Robby Ginepri heard the news at breakfast before heading out to play Wednesday: He was the last U.S. man in the French Open. By early afternoon, he was gone, too, making Americans 0-9 in the first round, the country's worst showing at Roland Garros in at least 40 years.
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The American exited in the first round, falling to Igor Andreev of Russia 3-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 Tuesday.
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The Yanks are leaving - and many French didn't even realize they were here. The last U.S. military contingent in France said adieu to the country on Friday with a fittingly low-key ceremony.
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Well, at least that one's out of the way. Happened pretty quick, too. Turns out the Americans can't play singles very well, either.
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NEW YORK Sept. 6, 2004 - Top-seeded Roger Federer and No. 5 Tim Henman became the first men to reach the quarterfinals at the US Open on Monday, Federer on a walkover over Romanian Andrei Pavel and Henman
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It has been an uninspiring United States Open for the American men, who fell apart with remarkable alacrity in the first week of the tournament. Until this year, when Taylor Dent, Mardy Fish and Vincent Spadea all lost in the second round, the Open had never gone into the third round with only two American men.
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NEW YORK -- Todd Martin retired from professional tennis on Monday night at the US Open after falling to the 31st-seed, Fabrice Santoro 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 7-5.
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Andy Roddick and the rest of the American men are out of the French Open, and it's no mystery why the Yanks couldn't survive at Roland Garros: if you want to win on clay, you've got to live on it.
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Top seed Andy Roddick demolished Armenia&#39;s Sargis Sargsian 6-2, 6-2 to ease into the Paris Masters third round Wednesday. The American world number two, heading the
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Nicolas Massu cracked his racket on a fence. Later, he slammed it off the court and it bounced head-high. After being docked a game in what would be the second-longest match in U.S. Open history, he delayed play 10 minutes while arguing.
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ATHENS Shell-shocked Americans Andy Roddick and Venus Williams joined already-beaten men&#39;s top seed Roger Federer in the favourites&#39;exodus from the Olympic tennis tournament on Wednesday.
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Top seed Roger Federer was at his  dismissive best on Saturday as he breezed to a 6-3, 6-4, 6-4  victory over fifth seed Tim Henman to reach the final of the  U.S. Open for the first time.
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Roger Federer reached the U.S. Open quarterfinals for the first time, setting up a showdown against Andre Agassi, when No. 16 Andrei Pavel pulled out of their match Monday with a herniated disc.
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Second seed Rafael Nadal was bundled   out of the U.S. Open on Wednesday, denying New Yorkers the   chance of a third straight grand slam final between the   Spaniard and Swiss maestro Roger Federer.
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Two-times defending champion Roger   Federer and 2003 titlist Justine Henin-Hardenne used different   paths to advance at the U.S. Open on Friday.
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Twice defending champion Roger Federer   and 2003 winner Justine Henin-Hardenne followed different paths   to advance at the U.S. Open on Friday before rain washed out   the evening session at the season's last grand slam.
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t has been an uninspiring United States Open for the American men, who fell apart with remarkable alacrity in the first week of the tournament.