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The Latest: Defending Champion Sharapova Reaches 4th Round

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6:05 p.m.

Defending champion Maria Sharapova is into the French Open fourth round after beating Samantha Stosur of Australia 6-3, 6-4.

The second-seeded Russian has a great record against Stosur, the 26th seed, and has now beaten her 15 times in their 17 meetings.

The 28-year-old Sharapova is seeking her third French Open title, having also won it last year and in 2012, and her sixth overall.

She next plays Lucie Safarova and leads the Czech player 4-1.

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5:45 p.m.

Although Wimbledon is still one month away, Nicolas Mahut is already playing like he's on grass.