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Cornet ends tennis career with emotional first-round loss at French Open
France's Alize Cornet (left) and China's Zheng Qinwen hug after their first round match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, May 28, 2024
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ROLAND GARROS had to wave a third emotional farewell in three days after Alize Cornet lost her first-round match at the French Open today.
Sales of tissues must have rocketed in Paris following the departure of former finalist Andy Murray on Sunday, and then 14-time champion Rafael Nadal’s tear-jerking goodbye 24 hours later.
Popular Frenchwoman Cornet announced last month that she would be retiring after this year’s home tournament.
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