Bethanie Mattek-Sands beat Varvara Lepchenko 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 Wednesday to become the first U.S. woman other than Serena or Venus Williams in the French Open's third round since 2006. The 34th-ranked Mattek-Sands lost in the first or second round at 19 of her previous 20 Grand Slam tournaments. The exception: She reached the fourth round at Wimbledon in 2008.
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