Roger Federer and most of the rest of the top seeds in the men’s singles draw at the 2012 French Open held serve and advanced on Friday. Novak Djokovic is in the process of doing the same. But the women’s side has seen a bit more tumult.
French Open Results: Roger Federer Wins In Third Round, Agnieszka Radwanska Upset
No. 3 Agnieszka Radwanska took the biggest tumble in the women’s draw so far, going down in straight sets to Svetlana Kuznetsova, 6-1, 6-2. Sara Errani also topped No. 13 Ana Ivanovic, 1-6, 7-5, 6-3. Other favorites had no issues, with No. 2 Maria Sharapova and No. 6 Samantha Stosur advancing in straight sets. No. 1 Victoria Azarenka is currently in her first set with Aleksandra Wozniak.
On the men’s side, Federer, the third seed, dispensed with Nicolas Mahut, best-known for his eternal duel with John Isner at Wimbledon in 2010, in four sets, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2, 7-5. No. 5 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, No. 7 Tomas Berdych, and No. 9 Juan Martin del Potro all moved on as well, though Tsonga cruised in straight sets and the latter two victories came in five sets.
But Djokovic, the world No. 1, seems likely to have the men’s draw’s least contentious win of the day: he has built a 6-1, 5-1 lead on Frenchman Nicolas Devider as of this writing.
You can see a full French Open scoreboard at SI.com.
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