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Unlucky for some
Thirteen. That's how many consecutive games Roger Federer won to help him on his way to victory against Maxime Teixeira. You have to feel for Teixeira - one minute he had just broken Federer's serve and was all level on 3-3 - the next he was staring defeat in the face at 6-3 6-0 4-0. The 2009 champion dropped just eight points as he powered through the second set. For all you fact fans out there - Federer has never achieved more than one bagel set at any of his previous 12 French Open campaigns - could that be his lot for 2011?

'This won't do - it's not big enough'
Federer will be the first one to admit that clay is not his favourite surface, but it didn't stop him completing his career grand slam in winning the French Open two years ago (although he may have Robin Soderling to thank for knocking out Rafael Nadal). Not content with six Wimbledon, five US Open and four Australian Open trophies on his mantelpiece, Federer has revealed he will have a full-size replica of the Coupe des Mousquetaires made - because his copy is not big enough. "I should have done it before but I'm going to do it, no matter the price," he said. "Because I fought for so many years to have the Coupe des Mousquetaires and I only got this tiny one. This won't do. It's always very nice to win Roland Garros, but I wanted to have the big one at home."

Sport can be so cruel Sabine Lisicki came within a whisker of taking out No. 3 seed Vera Zvonareva, but ended up injured, in floods of tears and leaving the court on a stretcher. The German produced a fine display and had Zvonareva on the ropes at 5-2 down, but she passed up a match point and Zvonareva battled back to seal victory. Lisicki started to labour as the final set progressed and needed lengthy treatment from the doctor. Her blood pressure was taken and she was clearly struggling from fatigue. She could hardly move in the final couple of games and ended the contest in tears. The doctor came out again and a tearful Lisicki was treated at courtside before leaving on a stretcher.

Arguing her point
It was not all plain sailing for top seed Caroline Wozniacki as she found herself facing three set points in her second-round match against almost-namesake Aleksandra Wozniak. The Dane had already avoided one set point after the chair umpire overruled a linejudge, but this time the umpire overruled a call to hand three set points to the Canadian at 6-3 in the second-set tiebreak. With Wozniak one point away from forcing the match to a decider, Wozniacki was determined to wrap it up as quickly as possible, and did her best to convince the umpire the ball was long. While her protests proved fruitless, the lengthy delay clearly got to Wozniak and the momentum swung back in the the world No. 1's favour. There were jeers, whistles and boos from the Parisian crowd, but Wozniacki will not care after getting the job done in two.

Diamond bling
With Venus and Serena Williams conspicuous by their absence at Roland Garros, Maria Sharapova is more than happy to revel in the Paris spotlight. Sporting more jewellery on the court than most women wear with a ballgown, Sharapova admits the diamond earrings are purely for tennis matches. "I wear Tiffany earrings at grand slams," she said. "Unfortunately I have to give them back after the tournament."

Mattek-Sands making it happen
Bethanie Mattek-Sands's 6-2 2-6 6-3 win over Varvara Lepchenko on Wednesday saw her become the first American woman other than Venus or Serena Williams to reach the third round in Paris since 2006. But with the ailing Williams sisters slowly sliding down the rankings, Mattek-Sands is set to benefit. The world No. 34, who has only progressed past the second round once in her previous 20 slam appearances, is poised to overtake seven-time grand slam champion Venus in the rankings. Identifiable by the unique black patches under her eyes and the long knee-length socks, Mattek-Sands has no intention of blending in. She recently met with Lady Gaga's costume designer to create a dress for the Wimbledon players' party made of tennis equipment.

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