USA's Sloane Stephens ...French Open

USA's Sloane Stephens reaches Round 4 at French Open

6-1-2012 from www.usatoday.com

PARIS (AP) – American teen Sloane Stephens advanced to the fourth round at theFrench Open by beating Mathilde Johansson of France 6-3, 6-2 Friday.

Of the eight teenagers in this year's draw, the 19-year-old Stephens was the only one to even reach the third round.

Stephens, from Coral Springs, Fla., is making her fourthGrand Slam appearance. She reached the third round at the U.S. Open last year in what had been her career best at the major tournaments.

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Stephens managed to break serve in seven of the nine games that Johansson served.

Two other American women are left in the tournament,Varvara Lepchenko and Christina McHale. They are scheduled to play their third-round matches on Saturday.

Also, Ana Ivanovic lost in the third round, falling to Sara Errani of Italy 1-6, 7-5, 6-3.

The 13th-seeded Ivanovic, a former top-ranked player who won the French Open title in 2008, committed 37 of her 40 unforced errors in the final two sets. Errani had only 18.

Later Friday, top-ranked Novak Djokovic and 2009 champion Roger Federer will play their third-round matches, while second-seeded Maria Sharapova will play in the second round.