The first week of a Grand Slam is typically where tennis stories go to die. In the age of 32 seeds, when the top players are sheltered from danger until the middle weekend, stunning upsets are a rare commodity. And the controversies that do arise tend to be long forgotten by the end of the fortnight. So before we all get collective amnesia, here’s a look at five things that held our attention over the first seven days at Roland Garros.
Five Tales from Week One
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Talking Claymerica, the two Tommies, iPhone abuse, and more.
Published Jun 01, 2013
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