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World No. 2 and fourteen-time champion have been drawn to face each other in a blockbuster French Open semi-final. The Spaniard is looking for his 10th title at the Roland Garros while Djokovic, who would be working with new coach at the tournament, is looking to de- fend the only major he still holds. World No. 1 has been seeded to face 2015 champion in Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic the last four. Murray starts against Rus- while Djokovic could take on seed Angelique Kerber starts campaign Zheng Saisai of sia's Andrey Kuznetsov, . her French Open campaign China. If the seedings works Djokovic tackles Spanish "It was one of my last against Ekaterina Makarova out, the World No. 1 will face clay courter Marcel Gra- dreams in terms of tourna- of Russia. former champion Svetlana nollers while Nadal meets ments that I wanted to win The German is due to face Kuznetsova in the last eight combustible Frenchman here," said Djokovic at the defending champion Gar- with Muguruza locking Benoit Paire, reports draw on Friday. bine Muguruza in the semi- horns with Dominika Sport24. "It was missing from my list finals. Cibulkova. If the seedings work out, so I ticked it off and got the Meanwhile, Spain’s Mugu- Elina Svitolina would face the World No. 1 would face full set of Grand Slams." ruza has a tough opener Halep, who she defeated in 's Kei Nishikori in the "Looking at the trophy against former champion the Rome final, while last eight. again brings back lots of Francesca Schiavone. Britain's Johanna Konta The other last eight-clashes memories. It was one of my Karolina Plisova, second would be Pliskova's last-eight would see Wawrinka meet most special feelings,” he seed, has been drawn to face rival. Marin Cilic, Nadal meeting added. Simona Halep in the semi-fi- The French Open begins of Canada In the women’s draw, top nals but will start against her May 28. –ANI Sharath carries Indians’ hope in World TT tourney ������������� ● FPJ SPORTS DESK presents a good opportuni- Mumbai ty to make a real good im- pression and he would try Achanta Sharath Kamal, all tricks in his bags to world ranked No. 53, will achieve glory.The reigning carry the Indian hopes of national champion was in clinching a medal and a good form during the Asian podium finish at the 2017 Championships in China World Table Cham- recently and Team India al- ��������������������� pionships, to be held at most knocked the Japanese Dusseldorf from May 29 to out in the quarterfinals. ������� � ��� ��������� �� ������ ����� �� ���� June 5. Since the champi- The squad, accompanied ������� ������� ���������� �������� �� onships are all about indi- by foreign coach Massimo Kei Nishikori (L) and Stan Wawrinka �������� ���������� �������� ������� � vidual performances, the Costantini, had reached ���� ����� �� ������ ����� ���� ���� Indian members will have Dusseldorf more than a ������ �������� �� ������ �� ����� ��� to try hard to make an im- fortnight ago and is going ���� ������ ������� ��������� ������� �� pression in the eight-day through an intense train- Wawrinka,Nishikoriadvance ����������� � � � � � � � event. ing camp at a private facili- ���������������������������������������� The other male members ty. The foreign expert, to Geneva Open semi-finals ������ ������� ����� ��� ��� ���� ������ of the squad include along with former national ����� ������ �������� ��������� ������� Soumyajit Ghosh (No. 83), champion Soumyadeep ● AGENCIES ka has a record of just 4-3 on ������� ��� ����� � �� ��� ����� ��� ��� G. Sathiyan and Harmeet Roy,who was drafted in by Geneva clay this year but is looking �� ������ ������ ���������� �������� ��� �� Desai (No. 95) while the TTFI as the second coach, to round into form in time for ������� ��� ����� �� ��������� ���� women players are Mad- are training the paddlers Top-seeded Stan Wawrinka tennis' lone Grand Slam ����������������� hurika Patkar,the reigning for the most important and second-seeded Kei event on that surface, the ��������������������������������������� national champion, Mani- event on the ITTF calendar. Nishikori advanced to the French Open, which gets un- ��� ����������������� ����������� �� ka Batra (No. 103), Mouma The Indian team will also semi-finals of the Geneva der way on Sunday. ������ ��������������������������� Das and Ayhika Mukher- play the doubles in both Open with come-from-be- In the other matches, ���������� ������ ��������������� jee, the rookie, who will sections apart from the hind three-set victories over Nishikori saved three match ���������������������������� make her maiden world mixed doubles where and Kevin An- points before edging Ander- ��������������������������� championships appear- Manika Batra and Mad- derson, respectively. son 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (8-6). "There ������������������������������� ance. hurika Patkar with pair up The 32-year-old Wawrinka, haven't been too many times ��������������� Undoubtedly, the top- with G. Sathiyan and who has struggled on clay that I'm down match point ranked Indian in the world Harmeet Desai. In men thus far this season, on and win, so it's great for me. will have to shoulder most doubles, the first pair will Thursday worked out some He had more chances, but I PUBLIC NOTICE of the burden of the eight- be Sharath and Sathiyan of the kinks in his game in a served a little bit better in the NOTICE is hereby given that member squad, comprising while the second will be confidence-boosting 4-6, 7-5, end. It's important to win Ideal Chemi Plast Private four men and women pad- Ghosh and Desai. As for 6-2 win over Querrey,reports some matches like this," the Limited (erstwhile M/s dlers, besides his own fans’ women doubles, Ayhika Efe. Japanese world No. 9 was Rajlaxmi Enterprises) has expectations at home. In will partner Madurika The big-serving American quoted as saying on the ATP acquired the assets of Laxmi the previous edition two while Manika-Mouma duo took the opening set without World Tour's Web site. Chemicals from MSFC years ago in at Suzhao (Chi- will form India’s second losing his serve and then Wawrinka will take on 85th- (including Plot No. A1 and na), the Indian spearhead pair. went up an early break of ranked Russian Andrey Plot No. A2 being amalgamat- was in a roaring form be- Talking from the training serve in the second set Kuznetsov, a 6-2, 1-6, 7-5 win- ed plots) vide auction fore pulling himself out in base, Massimo said that the against the defending cham- ner Thursday night over Ger- process. However, the title to the third round because of team members were in pion. many's Cedrik-Marcel Stebe, Plot No. A2 has not been a hip injury. good spirit and raring to go. But the sweet-hitting Swiss in Friday's second semi-final. transferred to Ideal Chemi For the 34-year-old Indi- “We have had good training delighted the home crowd by The first semi-final will Plast Private Limited in the an, who could probably be sessions since we arrived breaking Querrey's serve pit Nishikori against Ger- records of MIDC. We are playing his last world here on May 11. The players twice to take the second set man qualifier and serve- investigating the rights of in championships (individu- are put to strenuous ses- and two more times in a com- and volley practitioner respect of the property more als), the event in Germany sions,” said the coach. fortable third-set victory. , the world particularly described in the The third-ranked Wawrin- No. 33. –IANS Schedule hereunder written. 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