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Venus Williams, Battling Disease, Back At French Open
nytimes.com 2 days, 21 hours agoSuffering from the autoimmune disease Sjögren’s syndrome, the former No. 1 player in women’s tennis has returned to Grand Slam competition, and she has set her sights on the Olympics.
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Murray Advances Despite Back Spasm At French Open
thestate.com 12 hours, 16 minutes agoGrimacing in pain with almost every step, Andy Murray nearly had to call it quits Thursday because of a back spasm at the French Open. Instead, the fourth-seeded Brit rebounded from an awful first set to beat Jarkko Nieminen 1-6, 6-4, 6-1, 6-2 and reach the third round. "I was few points probably from stopping," Murray said. "I just didn't really want to stop the match. Then at the end of the second set I started standing up at the change of ends, and my back started to loosen up a little bit." Defending ch










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