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Clijsters' campaign curtailed

PARIS May 31. Kim Clijsters, last year's French Open runner-up, was knocked out in the third round on Friday by the 87th-ranked player in the world.

Clarisa Fernandez, a left-hander from Argentina, stunned the fourth-seeded Clijsters 6-4, 6-0 to join Venus Williams in the round of 16 at Roland Garros. The second-seeded Williams advanced easily, beating No. 31 Rita Grande 6-1, 6-4.

Also winning on the men's side and making the fourth round was top-seeded Lleyton Hewitt, who beat 30th-seeded Sjeng Schalken 6-1, 7-5, 6-7 (3-7), 6-1. Three-time champion Gustavo Kuerten also advanced, defeating Fernando Gonzalez 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (8-6), 6-4.

The results:

Men's singles (third round): 1-Lleyton Hewitt (Aus) bt 30-Sjeng Schalken (Ned) 6-1, 7-5, 6-7 (3-7), 6-1; 7-Gustavo Kuerten (Bra) bt Fernando Gonzalez (Chl) 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (8-6), 6-4; 20-Albert Costa (Esp) bt Andrea Gaudenzi (Ita) 7-6 (7-2), 6-1, 7-5.

Men's singles (second round): Albert Portas (Esp) bt Cecil Mamiit (U.S.) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4;

Paul-Henri Mathieu (Fra) bt 23-Fabrice Santoro (Fra) 7-5, 6-1, 1-6, 6-4; 10-Sebastien Grosjean (Fra) bt James Blake (U.S.) 6-4, 3-6, 6-2, 7-5; Paradorn Srichaphan (Tha) bt 19-Thomas Enqvist (Swe) 6-4, 1-6, 7-5, 6-3; 25-Tommy Robredo (Esp) bt Oleg Ogorodov (Uzb) 6-3, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2; 31-Gaston Gaudio (Arg) bt Irakli Labadze (Geo) 6-1, 6-2, 6-7 (7-9), 6-4; 11-Juan Carlos Ferrero (Esp) bt Nicolas Coutelot (Fra) 6-2, 5-7, 1-6, 6-2, 6-0; 2-Marat Safin (Rus) bt Olivier Rochus (Bel) 4-6, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3; Arnaud Di Pasquale (Fra) bt Wayne Arthurs (Aus) 7-6 (7-4), 6-3, 6-2; Vincent Spadea (U.S.) bt Adrian Voinea (Rom) 6-4, 4-6, 2-6, 7-6 (7-4), 8-6.

Women's singles (third round): 2-Venus Williams (U.S.) bt 31-Rita Grande (Ita) 6-1, 6-4; Clarisa Fernandez (Arg) bt 4-Kim Clijsters (Bel) 6-4, 6-0; 13-Elena Dementieva (Rus) bt Rossana Neffa-de los Rios (Par) 6-3, 6-0; Chanda Rubin (U.S.) bt 23-Anne Kremer (Lux) 6-1, 6-0; Paola Suarez (Arg) bt 27-Nathalie Dechy (Fra) 6-4, 4-6, 7-5.

Women's singles (second round): Mary Pierce (Fra) bt Cristina Torrens Valero (Esp) 6-3, 6-1; Francesca Schiavone (Ita) bt Marie-Gaiane Mikaelian (Swi) 3-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-3; 20-Patty Schnyder (Swi) bt Tathiana Garbin (Ita) 6-3, 6-2; Emilie Loit (Fra) bt Shinobu Asagoe (Jpn) 2-6, 7-6 (7-3), 6-2; 14-Iroda Tulyaganova (Uzb) bt Christina Wheeler (Aus) 6-1, 6-4; Janette Husarova (Svk) bt 26-Ai Sugiyama (Jpn) 6-2, 1-6, 6-2; 7-Jelena Dokic (Yug) bt Conchita Martinez (Esp) 3-6, 7-6 (9-7), 6-2; 3-Serena Williams (U.S.) bt Dally Randriantefy (Mad) 6-2, 6-3. — AP

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