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French Open: Day eleven

Agencies Published June 6, 2013

Serbia's Novak Djokovic returns a shot to Germany's Tommy Haas during a French tennis Open quarter final match at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris on June 5, 2013.— AFP Photo

Tommy Haas reacts as he plays Serbia's Novak Djokovic. — AP Photo

Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates defeating Germany's Tommy Haas in three sets 6-3, 7-6, 7-5. — AP Photo

Belarus' Victoria Azarenka returns a shot to Russia's Maria Kirilenko during a French tennis Open quarter final match at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris on June 5, 2013. — AFP Photo

Russia's Maria Kirilenko returns a shot to Belarus' Victoria Azarenka. — AFP Photo

Victoria Azarenka kisses Maria Kirilenko after winning.— AFP Photo

Russia's Maria Sharapova reacts after a point against Serbia's Jelena Jankovic during a French tennis Open quarter final match at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris on June 5, 2013.— AFP Photo

Jelena Jankovic returns a shot to Russia's Maria Sharapova.— AFP Photo

Maria Sharapova celebrates after winning against Serbia's Jelena Jankovic.— AFP Photo

Spain's Rafael Nadal serves to Switzerland's Stanislas Wawrinka during a French tennis Open quarter final match at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris on June 5, 2013.— AFP Photo

Stanislas Wawrinka returns a shot to Rafael Nadal. — AFP Photo

Rafael Nadal celebrates after winning against Stanislas Wawrinka. — AFP Photo

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No big hiccups on day eleven in Paris, as Djokovic, Nadal, Sharapova, and Azarenka breeze through to the semi-finals.

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