French Open hopeful Bacsinszky gets her hands dirty


  • Tennis
  • Thursday, 04 Jun 2015

Timea Bacsinszky of Switzerland celebrates after defeating Alison Van Uytvanck of Belgium during their women's quarter-final match during the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, France, June 3, 2015. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol

PARIS (Reuters) - Not satisfied with toppling little-known Belgian Alison van Uytvanck 6-4 7-5 to reach her first grand slam semi-final at the French Open on Wednesday -- Timea Bacsinszky wanted a lasting souvenir of her achievement.

So, beaming widely, she bent down and rubbed her hands firmly on the red clay that brought her so much joy on Suzanne Lenglen Court and then walked off carrying some precious grains.

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