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Chinas Li Na returns the ball to France's Kristina Mladenovic during their first round match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium, in Paris, France, Tuesday, May 27, 2014. (AP Photo/David Vincent)

French Open: Li Na out in first round as Aussie champs exit early

By Howard Fendrich - Associated Press

US singer Pharrell Williams poses during a press conference for the exhibition &quot;GIRL&quot; at the Perrotin Gallery in Paris, Monday, May 26, 2014. Williams curates an exhibition encompassing around 40 art pieces, presenting their visions of femininity, muses, female creativity and freedom. The show opens on May 27 and runs through June 27, 2014. The piece behind Williams is &quot;GIRL&quot; by French artist Guy Limone. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

Pharrell: ‘Happy’ Iranians should be free to dance

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Japan's Kimiko Date-Krumm returns the ball to Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova during the first round match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium, in Paris, France, Tuesday, May 27, 2014. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Australian Open champ Li 1st-round loser at French

By HOWARD FENDRICH - Associated Press

Switzerland's Stanislas Wawrinka reacts as he plays Spain's Guillermo Garcia-Lopez during their first round match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium, in Paris, France, Monday, May 26, 2014. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

French Open: Stan Wawrinka upset in opening round

By Howard Fendrich - Associated Press

Britain's Andy Murray runs for the ball during a training session for the French Open tennis tournament, at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Friday, May 23, 2014. The French Open tennis tournament starts Sunday. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

What to look for Tuesday at the French Open

By HOWARD FENDRICH - Associated Press

John Isner of the U.S. returns the ball during the first round match of the French Open tennis tournament against France's Pierre-Hugues Herbert at the Roland Garros stadium, in Paris, France, Sunday, May 25, 2014. (AP Photo/David Vincent)

French Open watch: ‘So what happened out there?’

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Russia's Maria Sharapova serves the ball to compatriot Ksenia Pervak during their first round match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium, in Paris, France, Monday, May 26, 2014. Sharapova won 6-1, 6-2. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

French Open: Maria Sharapova, Novak Djokovic win between raindrops

By Chris Lehourites - Associated Press

Russia's Maria Sharapova serves to compatriot Russia's Ksenia Pervak during the first round match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium, in Paris, France, Monday, May 26, 2014. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Australian champ Wawrinka stunned in French opener

By HOWARD FENDRICH - Associated Press

French company to fight ruling in UT consumer suit

By MARTIN GRIFFITH - Associated Press

Switzerland's Roger Federer returns the ball during the first round match of the French Open tennis tournament against Slovakia's Lukas Lacko at the Roland Garros stadium, in Paris, France, Sunday, May 25, 2014. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Federer can be flustered; Serena and Kardashian

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Serena williams returns the ball to Italy's Sara Errani during their final match at the Italian Open tennis tournament, in Rome, Sunday, May 18, 2014. Serena Williams kept the crowd from being a factor in a 6-3, 6-0 victory over 10th-seeded Sara Errani to win the Italian Open for the third time Sunday. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

2014 FRENCH OPEN: Capsules on women to watch

By HOWARD FENDRICH - Associated Press

Kei Nishikori, of Japan, returns the ball during a training session for the French Open tennis tournament, at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Friday, May 23, 2014. The French Open tennis tournament starts Sunday. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Nishikori says injury better but ‘not 100 percent’

By HOWARD FENDRICH - Associated Press

Defending champion Spain's Rafael Nadal holds a token during the Women's singles draw for the French Open Tennis tournament, at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Friday, May 23, 2014. The French Open tennis tournament starts Sunday. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

At French, Nadal could face 3 who beat him on clay

By HOWARD FENDRICH - Associated Press

An employee cleans stair by a poster showing the futur Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Friday, May 23, 2014. The plan includes an new court, right, and a retractable roof to enable play to continue regardless of the weather and also the light for the Philippe Chatrier court, known as center court. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Still no roof at French, where Week 1 could be wet

By HOWARD FENDRICH - Associated Press

Jury convicts Maine woman in manslaughter case

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Serena williams returns the ball to Italy's Sara Errani during their final match at the Italian Open tennis tournament, in Rome, Sunday, May 18, 2014. Serena Williams kept the crowd from being a factor in a 6-3, 6-0 victory over 10th-seeded Sara Errani to win the Italian Open for the third time Sunday. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

2014 FRENCH OPEN: Capsules on women to watch

By HOWARD FENDRICH - Associated Press

Spain's Rafael Nadal returns the ball to Serbia's Novak Djokovic during their final match at the Italian Open tennis tournament, in Rome, Sunday, May 18, 2014. Novak Djokovic extended his recent dominance over Rafael Nadal by rallying for a 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 victory Sunday to win the Italian Open for the third time. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Nadal not up to usual standards heading to Paris

By HOWARD FENDRICH - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 18, 2006 file photo, a dark van followed by a limousine arrives at the Orsini Odescalchi castle in the lakeside town of Bracciano, some 43 kilometers (27 miles) from Rome where U.S. actor Tom Cruise will wed actress Katie Holmes. As Romeo said: &quot;My bounty is as boundless as the sea ... the more I give to thee, the more I have.&quot; His modern-day counterparts _ the kind with deep pockets _ are going all out to offer extravagant, star-studded weddings to their own Juliets. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca, File)

Lavish weddings the norm for celebrity Romeos

By ELAINE GANLEY - Associated Press

Kim Kardashian and U.S rap singer Kanye West leave a fitness center in Paris, Wednesday, May 21, 2014. The gates of the Chateau de Versailles, once the digs of Louis XIV, will be thrown open to Kim Kardashian, Kanye West and their guests for a private evening this week ahead of their marriage. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)

Kim, Kanye and Kardashian crowd converge on Paris

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A Nigerian, resident in Spain protests outside the Nigerian embassy in Madrid, Spain, Friday, May 16, 2014 in support of the kidnapped school girls in Abuja, Nigeria. Boko Haram insurgents on April 15 abducted more than 300 students from the Chibok Government Girls Secondary School. Police say 53 managed to escape and 276 remain in captivity. (AP Photo/Paul White)

Summit combats Boko Haram funds, arms, training

By LORI HINNANT and SYLVIE CORBET - Associated Press