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French Open Results 2012: No. 1 Victoria Azarenka Falls, Top-Seeded Novak Djokovic Survives

Sunday's action at the French Open featured two giant names in action on the men's side, with Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic each surviving. Victoria Azarenka, the top-seed in the women's draw, wasn't so fortunate.

Azarenka fell to No. 15 Dominika Cibulkova 2-6, 7-6 on Sunday. Chalk held in the other three women's matches on the day, with No. 10 Angelique Kerber and No. 6 Samantha Stosur each winning in straight sets. No. 21 Sara Errani also knocked off No. 26 Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-0, 7-5.

On the men's side, No. 1 Djokovic outlasted No. 22 Andreas Seppi 4-6, 7-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-3. Federer toppled David Goffin 5-7, 7-5, 6-2, 6-4.

Matches pitting No. 5 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga vs. No. 18 Stanislas Wawrinka and No. 7 Tomas Berdych vs. No. 9 Juan Martin del Potro were suspended due to bad lighting.

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