Amazing sports photos (May 28-June 3)

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Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane said on May 31 that he was leaving the Spanish giants as the Real Madrid boss, less than a week after winning the Champions League for the third year in a row.

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26-year-old Wang Qiang had outdone her personal best on the red clay in Paris, as she reached the third round of a Grand Slam event for the first time after a surprise win over American great Venus Williams in the opening round.

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Sports Journalist Laurent Luyat (L), Spanish tennis ace Rafael Nadal (M) and Justine Henin (R) celebrated Nadal’s 32nd Birthday during the 2018 French Open on June 3. Nadal is gunning for a record-extending 11th French Open title.

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Venus and Serena Williams featured in women's doubles at the French Open after being offered a wild card. It was the first time for the Williams sisters to play doubles at a Grand Slam tournament in nearly two years after they won the Wimbledon title in 2016.

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Serbia's Novak Djokovic ran with ball boys and girls for training in Paris on June 1. The former world No. 1 has eased into the French Open quarter-finals on Sunday. The 2016 Roland Garros champion returned recently after a long absence due to an elbow problem.

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Japanese teenager Tomokazu Harimoto made a surprise win over Chinese table tennis icon, three-time Olympic gold medalist Zhang Jike 4-0 in the first round of the China Open on Friday.

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Brazil talisman Neymar returned in style with a dazzling goal in a 2-0 World Cup warm-up win over Croatia on Sunday. Neymar had been on a long injury layoff since hurting his ankle and metatarsal in late February.

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Former German soccer player Lothar Matthaeus attends a welcoming ceremony for the FIFA World Cup Trophy in central Moscow, Russia on June 3. The tournament is set to kick off in Russia on June 14.

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NBA’s Kyle Kuzma of the Los Angeles Lakers interacted with migrant school students in Beijing to support youth development during his visit to China on June 2.

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Ivanka Trump passed a football to former NFL star Herschel Walker when attending the White House Sports and Fitness Day on the South Lawn on May 30.