The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, June 6th, 2000
Norman, Safin pour it on
Duo reaches quarterfinals of soggy French Open
By STEVE WILSTEIN
Associated Press
Tuesday, June 6, 2000
Paris -- It was a great day for ducks and toads, a miserable day for tennis players and fans at the French Open.
Only the most resolute of aficionados, shivering in the 55-degree chill and dreary drizzle, could endure the eight hours it took to produce just two quarterfinalists Monday: No. 3 Magnus Norman and No. 12 Marat Safin.
Two other matches were left hanging: Argentina's Franco Squillari leading Morocco's Younes El Aynaoui, 6-4, 6-1, 3-3, and Spain's Alb...
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