In a match of Grand Slam champions, Roger Federer fought off Marin Cilic 6-2, 2-6, 7-6(4), 6-2 to reach the Roland Garros third round. EPA-EFE/YOAN VALATA hip injury forced world No. 1 Ashleigh Barty to retire while trailing Magda Linette of Poland 6-1, 2-2. EPA-EFE/CHRISTOPHE PETIT TESSON“It’s heartbreaking,” Barty said. “I mean, we have had such a brilliant clay court season, and to kind of get a little bit unlucky with timing more than anything to have something kind of acute happen over the weekend.” EPA-EFE/CHRISTOPHE PETIT TESSONWorld No. 1 Novak Djokovic of Serbia celebrates a tidy 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 win over Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay to reach the third round. EPA-EFE/CAROLINE BLUMBERGNinth-seeded Karolina Pliskova fell to Sloane Stephens 7-5, 6-1 and let her racquet have it. EPA-EFE/CAROLINE BLUMBERGNineteen-year-old Jannik Sinner reached the Roland Garros third round for the second straight year. EPA-EFE/CHRISTOPHE PETIT TESSONReigning Roland Garros champion Iga Swiatek rolled into a third-round showdown vs. 30th-seeded Anett Kontaveit. EPA-EFE/YOAN VALATItalian teenager Lorenzo Musetti swept Yoshihito Nishioka and will play compatriot Marco Cecchinato for a spot in the fourth round. EPA-EFE/CHRISTOPHE PETIT TESSONMaria Sakkari stopped Jasmine Paolini setting up a third-rounder vs. 14th-seeded Elise Mertens. EPA-EFE/CHRISTOPHE PETIT TESSONPhilipp Kohlschreiber surprised 24th-seeded Aslan Karatsev 6-3, 7-6(4), 4-6, 6-1 in a three-hour win. EPA-EFE/CHRISTOPHE PETIT TESSONRoger Federer, the 2009 Roland Garros champion, faces Dominik Koepfer for a place in the fourth round. EPA-EFE/YOAN VALAT
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