French Open: Day 4
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May 31, 2012
![Sloane Stephens of the U.S. returns the ball to her compatriot Bethanie Mattek-Sands during the French Open tournament. ? Photo by Reuters Sloane Stephens of the U.S. returns the ball to her compatriot Bethanie Mattek-Sands during the French Open tournament. ? Photo by Reuters](https://i.dawn.com/2012/05/10-french-open-womans-singles-reuters-670.jpg)
![Bethanie Mattek-Sands of the U.S. eyes the ball during her match against her compatriot Sloane Stephens during the French Open tournament. ? Photo by Reuters Bethanie Mattek-Sands of the U.S. eyes the ball during her match against her compatriot Sloane Stephens during the French Open tournament. ? Photo by Reuters](https://i.dawn.com/2012/05/1-french-open-womans-singles-reuters-670.jpg)
![Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France returns the ball to Cedrik-Marcel Stebe of Germany during their men's singles match at the French Open. ? Photo by Reuters Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France returns the ball to Cedrik-Marcel Stebe of Germany during their men's singles match at the French Open. ? Photo by Reuters](https://i.dawn.com/2012/05/2-french-open-mens-singles-reuters-670.jpg)
![Cedrik-Marcel Stebe of Germany returns the ball to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France during their match at the French Open. ? Photo by Reuters Cedrik-Marcel Stebe of Germany returns the ball to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France during their match at the French Open. ? Photo by Reuters](https://i.dawn.com/2012/05/3-french-open-mens-singles-reuters-670.jpg)
![Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska hits a return to US Venus Williams during their 2nd round of the Women's Singles match. ? Photo by AFP Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska hits a return to US Venus Williams during their 2nd round of the Women's Singles match. ? Photo by AFP](https://i.dawn.com/2012/05/4-french-open-womans-singles-afp-6701.jpg)
![US Venus Williams serves to Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska at the Roland Garros stadium, in Paris. ? Photo by AFP US Venus Williams serves to Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska at the Roland Garros stadium, in Paris. ? Photo by AFP](https://i.dawn.com/2012/05/5-french-open-womans-singles-afp-6701.jpg)
![Germany's Cedrik-Marcel Stebe hits a return to France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga during the second round of the Men's Singles match. ? Photo by AFP Germany's Cedrik-Marcel Stebe hits a return to France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga during the second round of the Men's Singles match. ? Photo by AFP](https://i.dawn.com/2012/05/6-french-open-mens-singles-afp-670.jpg)
![Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska (R) shakes hands with US Venus Williams after she won their Women's Singles 2nd Round tennis match of the French Open tennis tournament. ? Photo by AFP Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska (R) shakes hands with US Venus Williams after she won their Women's Singles 2nd Round tennis match of the French Open tennis tournament. ? Photo by AFP](https://i.dawn.com/2012/05/7-french-open-womans-singles-afp-6701.jpg)
![Italy's Flavia Pennetta hits a return to US Alexa Glatch during their Women's Singles 2nd Round tennis match of the French Open. ? Photo by AFP Italy's Flavia Pennetta hits a return to US Alexa Glatch during their Women's Singles 2nd Round tennis match of the French Open. ? Photo by AFP](https://i.dawn.com/2012/05/8-french-open-womans-singles-afp-6701.jpg)
![Ana Ivanovic of Serbia blows a kiss to fans after winning her 2nd round match against Shahar Peer of Israel. ? Photo by AP Ana Ivanovic of Serbia blows a kiss to fans after winning her 2nd round match against Shahar Peer of Israel. ? Photo by AP](https://i.dawn.com/2012/05/9-french-open-womans-singles-ap-670.jpg)
Tennis fans rued the loss of the Williams sister, two of the biggest characters in women's tennis, as Venus followed her sister Serena out of the French Open butthe men's favourites are playing to form and both world number one Novak Djokovic and record-breaking 2009 champion Roger Federer survived into the third round.
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