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This file photo taken on May 30, 2019 shows Japan's Naomi Osaka serving against Belarus' Victoria Azarenka during their women's singles second round match on day five of the Roland Garros 2019 French Open tennis tournament in Paris. Freshly crowned US Open champion Naomi Osaka pulled out of the French Open with a sore hamstring on September 17, 2020, in a fresh blow to the coronavirus-hit Grand Slam which is already missing world number one Ashleigh Barty.(Kenzo TRIBOUILLARD / AFP) Japan's Osaka made the announcement just days after lifting her third major title behind closed doors at the US Open in New York, the first Grand Slam tournament possible since the pandemic. "Unfortunately I won't be able to play the French Open this year," Osaka said in posts on Instagram and Twitter. "My hamstring is still sore so I won't have enough time to prepare for the clay -- these two tournaments came too close to each other for me this year." The French Open is due to start on September 27 at Roland Garros, rescheduled from earlier in the year because of the coronavirus pandemic. The withdrawal of third-ranked Osaka means Roland Garros will be missing two of the world's top three, after reigning champion Barty said earlier this month that she wouldn't return to defend her title. The Australian said she feared participation still carried health risks, and she had not been able to train with her coach because of the state border closures in her home country. Osaka's announcement also came just hours after French Open organisers were forced to slash daily attendance from 11,500 to 5,000 as coronavirus cases surge in France. - History-maker - On Sunday, Osaka rallied from a set down to beat Victoria Azarenka 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 in the US Open women's final, adding a third major trophy after her 2018 US Open and 2019 Australian Open triumphs. The 22-year-old was the first woman to win the US Open singles final from a set down since 1994, and the victory moved her to …

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French photographer whisks his ‘most beautiful woman’ to Saigon studio Réhahn Croquevielle's portraits of Vietnamese hidden smiles Bui Thi Xong with French photographer Rehahn Croquevielle and her famous portrait. When it was taken she was driving passengers on her battered boat in Hoi An during the summer of 2011 and was shy of the camera. Réhahn used the portrait as the cover for his book “Vietnam: Mosaic of Contrasts” because for him it represented the joy of life despite old age and poverty. He has promoted the piece around the world and in his hometown in France, calling his character “the world’s most beautiful woman”. Crediting Xong as the person who has earned him global fame, Réhahn invited her as the first person to visit his new studio in Ho Chi Minh City, which also features his photos in Cuba, India and Malaysia. “When I took her photo, we did not think it would change the life of both of us,” Réhahn said. The 80-year-old woman still makes a living carrying tourists across rivers in Hoi An, but with a new boat that the photographer gifted her after his portrait book became a success. The pair take a cyclo tour in downtown Ho Chi Minh City. Xong said she was surprised to see few people walking in the city. “And it’s hotter than in Hoi An,” she said. They have lunch at Ben Thanh Market, where many passers-by recognized her and stopped to take photos. “I’m not so beautiful as everyone says,” she said, laughing. Xong looks over the city from a skyscraper. She traveled to Hanoi in March 2016 when her photo, titled “Hidden Smile”, was exhibited at the Hanoi Women’s Museum. Photos by VnExpress/Ha My …

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The Hanoitimes - Vietnamese audiences will have chance to watch seven bespoke classic and modern French films that will be screened in 11 cities and provinces nationwide in 2021. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has granted permission to screen French films in Vietnam for the year of 2021. "A Man and a Woman" (French: Un homme et une femme) is a 1966 French film written and directed by Claude Lelouch and starring Anouk Aimée and Jean-Louis Trintignant. The seven films are “I’m Looking for Myself”, “A Man and a Woman”, “The Princess with Donkey’s Skin”, “Girls in Rochefort City”, “Can Artificial Intelligence Outperform Humans?” “Living with Robots” and “The Journey of Brain Creating”. The films will be screened in 11 cities and provinces nationwide, including Hanoi, Hai Phong, Thai Nguyen, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Lao Cai, Thua Thien-Hue, Da Nang, Ho Chi Minh City, Da Lat, and Can Tho. The ministry also noted that screenings will only take place once the Covid-19 pandemic is fully brought under control in localities. In addition, relevant preventive measures must also be strictly observed. Visit https://www.facebook.com/EspaceHanoi for detail information about the films and accurate screening time. …

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