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Roland Garros had to wave a third emotional farewell in three days after Alizé Cornet lost her first-round match at the French Open.
Sales of tissues must have rocketed in Paris after the departure of former finalist Andy Murray on Sunday, and then 14-time champion Rafael Nadal’s tear-jerking goodbye 24 hours later. The popular Frenchwoman Cornet announced last month that she would be retiring after this year’s home tournament.