French Open 2016 Results: Thursday Winners, Scores, Stats, Singles Draw Update

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Published: June 2, 2016

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Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams continued their marches toward the French Open final on Thursday as they beat Tomas Berdych and Yulia Putintseva, respectively, to reach the semi-finals.

Djokovic won in straight sets, defeating his Czech opponent 6-3, 7-5, 6-3, but Williams had to come from behind after a poor start to her match.

Meanwhile, Dominic Thiem came from a set down to beat David Goffin in their quarter-final, and Kiki Bertens overcame Timea Bacsinszky in two sets.

For the updated draw, visit the event's official website.

 

Men's Results

Djokovic was in typically ruthless form on Court Philippe Chatrier as he dispatched the No. 7 seed with relative ease.

Per the tournament's official website, Berdych did not have his best day on court. As well as three double-faults, he made 28 unforced errors, and his repeated attempts to play at the net were met with mixed success, as he won just 16 of those 28 points.

By contrast, Djokovic went to the net six times and won all six. The official Roland Garros Twitter account provided a look at one of his more impressive shots near the net:



 

However, the Serbian was fortunate not to be disqualified in the third set, as he almost hit a line judge with his racket in a moment of frustration:



Per BBC Tennis, the 29-year-old revealed he had apologised to the judge and conceded he was lucky not to have struck him:



Djokovic will face Thiem in his semi-final after he saw off Goffin in four sets. The Austrian lost the first set and was a break point down in the second and third, but he rallied back to take the match.

In the second-set tiebreak, the 22-year-old needed a magnificent lob to save a set point and showed remarkable resilience as he clawed his way back into the contest with some incredible foreha...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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