After four days of action, the field is narrowed as the best and brightest stars in the world of tennis continue to vie for the coveted French Open title as the 2013 tournament continues on Friday.
Thursday's action saw No.1 men's seed Novak Djokovic handily defeat Guido Pella, 6-2, 6-0, 6-2 to advance to the third round while in women's action, Victoria Azarenka of Belarus defeated Annika Beck of Germany 6-4, 6-3. Sloane Stephens bested fellow American Vania King 6-1, 6-3, and Zheng Jie beat Melanie Oudin of the United States 6-3, 6-1. Defending champion Maria Sharapova was leading Eugenie Bouchard 6-2, 4-2 until rain interrupted their match, postponing it until Friday.
And the action continues on Friday with a slew of big matches. Men's defending champion Rafael Nadal takes on Martin Klizan, with Nadal coming off a five-set scare in the first round that saw him get tested. Coming off his dominant showing on Wednesday, No.2-seeded Roger Federer will also be in action when he takes on No.30 Julien Benneteau in third round action. American David Ferrer will also be playing on the famed clay court of Roland Garros when he faces Feliciano Lopez.
On the women's side, the stars will be out in full force when world-and-tournament No.1 seed Serena Williams looks to continue her impressive roll in the French Open when she takes on Sorana Cirstea. Sharapova and Bouchard will also conclude their match from Thursday as the defending champion Sharapova eyes the third round. Meanwhile, No.4-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska looks to keep her French Open dreams alive when she faces off against Dinah Pfizenmaier, and Italian No.5 Sara Errani goes one-on-one with Sabine Lisicki.
Latinos Post breaks down the TV schedule, live stream and sets for Friday, May 31, 2013:
Sets
Men's Singles:
No. 2 Roger Federer vs. No. 30 Julien Benneteau
No. 3 Rafael Nadal vs. Martin Kilzan
No. 4 David Ferrer vs. Feliciano Lopez
No. 6 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga vs. No. 25 Jeremy Chardy
No. 7 Richard Gasquet vs. Michal Przysiezny
No. 8 Janko Tipsarevic vs. Fernando Verdasco
No. 9 Stanislas Wawrinka vs. Horacio Zeballos (finishing Thursday's match; Wawrinka 6-2, 7-6(2), 3-3)
No. 10 Marin Cilic vs. Viktor Troicki
No. 11 Nicolas Almagro vs. No. 20 Andreas Seppi
No. 12 Tommy Haas vs. Jack Sock
No. 14 Milos Raonic vs. No. 23 Kevin Anderson
No. 19 John Isner vs. Ryan Harrison
No. 21 Jerzy Janowicz vs. Robin Haase
No. 29 Mikhail Youzhny vs. Federico Delbonis (finishing Thursday's match; Youzhny 6-3, 1-1)
No. 32 Tommy Robredo vs. Gael Monfils
Women's Singles:
No. 1 Serena Williams vs. Sorana Cirstea
No. 2 Maria Sharapova vs. Eugenie Bouchard (finishing Thursday's match; Sharapova leads 6-2, 4-2)
No. 4 Agnieszka Radwanska vs. Dinah Pfizenmaier
No. 5 Sara Errani vs. Sabine Lisicki
No. 8 Angelique Kerber vs. No. 29 Varvara Lepchenko
No. 12 Maria Kirilenko vs. Ashleigh Barty (finishing Thursday's match; tied 3-3)
No. 13 Marion Bartoli vs. Mariana Duque-Marino
No. 14 Ana Ivanovic vs. Virginie Razzano
No. 15 Roberta Vinci vs. Petra Cetkovska
No. 20 Carla Suarez Navarro vs. Monica Puig
TV Schedule (all times ET)
Televised coverage of the French Open starts at 5 a.m. Friday on ESPN2 through 10 a.m. while coverage from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. can be seen on The Tennis Channel.
Live Stream
Live stream coverage can be seen on WatchESPN and The Tennis Channel.com via this link.
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