Gael Monfils completed a five-set win and will advance to face Roger Federer, while Rafael Nadal won in straight sets. On the women’s side, favorites Maria Sharapova and Li Na advanced.
French Open 2011: Gael Monfils Defeats David Ferrer in Five Sets; Rafael Nadal And Maria Sharapova Advance
Day 9 of the French Open is in the books, with one match still not done and suspended due to darkness. That match would be the Men’s Round of 16 encounter between Andy Murray and Viktor Troicki, which will resume tomorrow with the start of the fifth set. Troicki controlled the first two sets, perhaps capitalizing on Murray’s sore ankle, but the Scot got back into the match, winning sets three and four to level the match before play was suspended.
The highlight of the day was the resumption of the match between David Ferrer, a clay court expert, and Gael Monfils, the local favorite. With Ferrer up a break in the fourth as play resumed, Monfils appeared to take it a bit easy in the beginning, content to let the match go to a fifth set. When that fifth set came, Monfils upped the intensity and pounced on his opponent.
Read Article >French Open 2011 Results: Rafael Nadal Cruises Past Ivan Ljubicic And Onto Quarterfinals
Top-seed Rafael Nadal is onto the French Open 2011 quarterfinals after cruising past Ivan Ljubicic in the round of 16 on Monday, 7-5, 6-3, 6-3.
Nadal has continued to gain momentum throughout the tournament. After struggling to get past American John Isner in an opening round five-setter, Nadal hasn’t dropped a set in his last three French Open matches. His quarterfinal match will be against the winner of Robin Soderling vs. Gilles Simon, which is being played later on Monday.
Read Article >French Open TV Schedule 2011: Monday Schedule, Live Scores And Online Stream Information
