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Francesca Schiavone the current champion is up against number 10 seed Jelena Jankovic next on Court Suzanne Lenglen.

J. Jankovic vs F. Schiavone | Roland-Garros
Women's Singles | Round 4 | 28.05.2011 | Paris
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J. Jankovic (10)

F. Schiavone (5)
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Schiavone kisses the Paris clay and that's it from this match.
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SCHIAVONE 6-3 2-6 6-4 - Schiavone hits a powerful serve down the line and is two points from victory. Jankovic pulls one back when Schiavone hits long. And another pulled back. Match point now as Jankovic's lob goes long...another attempted lob goes wide and Schiavone moves into the next round, where she will play Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.
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SCHIAVONE 6-3 2-6 5-4 - Jankovic looked to be quickly rattling through this game, until she lets Schiavone back in it. It's 30-30, but Schiavone hits a pass into the net. Deuce...Schiavone nets a slice. Double fault and back to deuce. Break point, but Schiavone ruins the chance when on top of the rally. Schiavone breaks! She only needs to serve out for the match now.
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SCHIAVONE 6-3 2-6 4-4 - Jankovic with a glimpse of a chance. She goes 15-30 up. She hits into the net to level the score. Another netted forehand and Schiavone can level the final set...a long return and we are level.
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SCHIAVONE 6-3 2-6 3-4 - All level when Schiavone fails to pull off a drop shot. Advantage to Jankovic and she takes the game.
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SCHIAVONE 6-3 2-6 3-3 - BREAK! This crucial game goes to 30-30 as Schiavone double faults. She then fires a forehand wide to give Jankovic a break back point. Schiavone produces an awful lob and Jankovic takes full advantage to break back.
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SCHIAVONE 6-3 2-6 3-2 - BREAK! Schiavone fires the ball at Jankovic and it takes three of them to finally beat the Serb. Double fault and it's two break points. One saved...but the other isn't. Jankovic fires an awry forehand into the net.
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SCHIAVONE 6-3 2-6 2-2 - Schiavone slices wide, but still has a chance to level here. She double faults and the game goes to deuce, but a forehand out wide does draw her level.
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SCHIAVONE 6-3 2-6 1-2 - Straightforward hold from the Italian and then the same applies to Jankovic.
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SCHIAVONE 6-3 2-6 0-1 - Good play from Schiavone as she volleys deep and wide. Her next return of serve though is hit into the skies. She pulls it back to deuce, but a Jankovic inside-out backhand winner hands her the advantage. Opening game of the third set to Jankovic.
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SCHIAVONE 6-3 2-6 - Jankovic may not need to serve out for the set as she goes 0-30 up here. That quickly becomes triple break point as she slices into the net. The set comes in 55 minutes after a backhand goes into the net.
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SCHIAVONE 6-3 2-5 - Almost a third break in a row. Jankovic hits long for a break point, but gets back to deuce after an extended rally. A couple more mistakes from Schiavone and Jankovic manages to hold.
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SCHIAVONE 6-3 2-4 - BREAK! A break apiece here. Jankovic loses out first, but regains her grip on this set As Schiavone slices wide in what is usually a very solid shot.
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SCHIAVONE 6-3 1-3 - Real pressure being put on the Schiavone serve. There's been a raft of deuces and Jankovic is quickly coming to the net to force errors out of the Italian. Jankovic comes to the net to poor effect this time and hits wide.
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SCHIAVONE 6-3 0-3 - Immediate chance to break back for the Italian as Jankovic scuffs a half volley. Two opportunities go missing for Schiavone, the second a long backhand. Another chance and after a bizarre rally where both players are basically hitting it to each other at the net, Jankovic decides to play a winner. Another chance to break and she misses a very simple forehand. Back and forth the advantage goes, until Jankovic pulls her thumb out.
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SCHIAVONE 6-3 0-2 - Schiavone picks up a short ball to hit a winner and save a break point, but Jankovic gets another after a terrific crosscourt pass. She hits a return winner to complete the break.
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SCHIAVONE 6-3 0-1 - Schiavone threatens the break again here. 30-30 and Jankovic double faults for a single break point, but she hits tamely into the net. Angled shots left then right and another chance to break, but she slices a backhand again into the set. Jankovic bends a forehand crosscourt then the Italian misses an easy volley to give the Serb the game.
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SCHIAVONE 6-3 - Two set points after a lovely volleyed backhand drive and she takes it courtesy of some old school serve volleying.
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SCHIAVONE 5-3 - Jankovic further closes the gap and leaves it for Schiavone to again attempt to serve for the set.
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SCHIAVONE 5-2 - Schiavone passes Jankovic with a crosscourt forehand as the Serb doesn't do enough with her approach shot. Schiavone pings another winner down the line and it's set point...Jankovic saves the first after dominating the rally and the second is missed by Schiavone. Schiavone apologises for a lucky net cord, and another! Set point again...a 20 shot rally won by Jankovic and deuce again. Break point saved with a forehand winner, but another break point and a winner down the line.