Tennis: Zemlja First Slovenian to Advance at Slam Tournament

Paris, 25 May - Grega Zemlja defeated Juan Monaco of Argentina in the first round of the Roland Garros in Paris on Tuesday, becoming the first Slovenian male tennis player to earn a win in the main draw of one of the four Slam tournaments. His compatriot Blaz Kavcic repeated the feat an hour later, beating Eduardo Schwank, also of Argentina.

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Slovenian tennis player Grega Zemlja
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

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