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Nadal, SWilliams advance at French Open

Federer, seeded No. 2, was broken in the opening game but held the rest of the way and eased into the fourth round by beating No. 30 Julien Benneteau of France, 6-3, 6-4, 7-5.

Nadal rallies again, Federer rolls at French

The 2009 French champ eased past a pair of qualifiers in the first two rounds and figured to have a test in Benneteau, who beat Federer in the Rotterdam quarterfinals earlier this year.

Federer tops Benneteau in 3rd round of French Open

Benneteau, who won the first two sets before losing to Federer in the third round at Wimbledon last year, was hindered by a groin problem and struggled to move freely.

Nadal, Djokovic could meet in French semis

He could face Julien Benneteau in the third round, 15th-seeded Gilles Simon in the fourth and sixth-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the quarterfinals.

At the Net: Is Federer officially fading?

A quarterfinal loss against Julien Benneteau at Rotterdam; a semifinal setback versus Tomas Berdych at Dubai; the Indian Wells QF drubbing by Nadal; and then Nishikori.

Del Potro sneaks into Marseille quarters

Also, 6-foot-8 seventh-seeded rising Pole Jerzy Janowicz dismissed 2010 Marseille runner-up Julien Benneteau, of France, 7-6 (7-0), 6-3 in Thursday's nightcap.

Janowicz and Tomic reach 2nd round of Open 13

Janowicz next meets the winner of an all-French match between Julien Benneteau and wild-card entry Lucas Pouille, while Tomic takes on either Frenchman Benoit Paire or Somdev Devvarman of India.

Del Potro beats Benneteau for ABN AMRO title

Juan Martin Del Potro beat Julien Benneteau 7-6 (2), 6-3 on Sunday to win the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, going one better than his runner-up spot last year.

Del Potro tops Benneteau for Rotterdam crown

Juan Martin del Potro earned his 14th career title and kept Julien Benneteau winless in ATP finals with a straight-set victory Sunday in the championship match at the ABN AMRO World Tennis...

Bennneteau shocks Federer in ABN AMRO quarters

He looked to have stumbled in the fourth game when he served two double faults to allow Federer to break back, but Benneteau broke again in the seventh and ninth games to take the set.

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PARIS: Federer tops Benneteau in 3rd round of French Open

"I could tell right away after a game or two that it wasn't the same Benneteau across the net."

Federer might be in for a challenge next

Even putting that aside, Benneteau explained, "Obviously, it's all pretty tricky, (playing)...

Now things could get more interesting for Federer

Even putting that aside, Benneteau explained, "Obviously it's all pretty tricky, (playing) Federer.

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Federer tops Benneteau in 3rd round of French Open

"I could tell right away after a game or two that it wasn't the same Benneteau across the net."

Pair of upsets mark ATP's Monte Carlo Masters

No. 12-seeded Milos Raonic rolled to a 6-1, 6-4 win over Julien Benneteau behind 15 aces.

Del Potro beats Benneteau for ABN AMRO title

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Jo-Wilfried Tsonga leads France's Davis Cup team vs. Argentina

Benneteau and Llodra are likely to play doubles.

Del Potro beats Benneteau for ABN AMRO title

Benneteau, who beat No. 2-ranked Roger Federer in the quarterfinals, is winless in eight ATP...

Bennneteau shocks Federer in ABN AMRO quarters

Defending champion Federer struggled with his serve and the timing of his ground shots...