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Defending French champ Wawrinka avoids upset
- Updated: May 23, 2016
11:29 AM ET
PARIS — Stan Wawrinka came dangerously close to becoming the first defending French Open champion in 48 years of Open era tennis to go out in the first round.
Wawrinka rallied to defeat Lukas Rosol 4-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 on a rainy Monday at Roland Garros.
Defending champions have been brought down in the second round in the past. Juan Carlos Ferrero, who was then the defending champion, lost in the second round in 2004. Andre Agassi (2000) and Gustavo Kuerten (1998) shared the same fate. Previously, Anastasia Myskina was the only previous defending singles champion to lose in the first round, in …
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