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Federer in control
France Tennis French Heal
Roger Federer celebrates winning his third round match of the French Open against Dmitry Tursunov at the Roland Garros stadium, in Paris, France, Friday. - photo by Associated Press
PARIS — In what seemed like a flash, and in what surely felt like a flash of pain for his opponent, Roger Federer went from vulnerable to commanding. It was that quick. Federer lost a second-set tiebreaker Friday to Dmitry Tursunov, and that surely did not bode well for the 17-time Grand Slam champion.