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The Latest: Lucic-Baroni Opens Play on Day 6 at French Open

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10:50 a.m.

Former tennis prodigy Mirjana Lucic-Baroni is about to open play on center court at the French Open.

Now 33, the 70th-ranked Croat is bidding to reach the fourth round for the first time in Paris after upsetting 2014 runner-up Simona Halep in her previous match.

Lucic-Baroni made her breakthrough in 1999 when she reached the semifinals at Wimbledon, but her career was then hindered by injuries and financial problems.

She is up against 29th-seeded Alize Cornet of France.