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PARIS – Best-of-five on an overcast Thursday from Roland Garros.
• Your Serena Williams stat of the day: In this, her 63rd career major, she’s lost in the first round one time. Her second round record? 60-2. Her latest came today on Court Suzanne Lenglen as she beat Teliana Pereira 6–2, 6–1, running her Roland Garros win streak to nine.