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French Open TV Schedule 2012: Rafael Nadal, Maria Sharapova To Play Third Round Matches

The stars -- well, besides Serena Williams -- have been more or less untested thus far at Roland Garros. Will that continue on Day 7 at the French Open?

Rafael Nadal and Maria Sharapova -- both ranked second in the world -- have won in straight sets in both of their first two matches, with neither giving up more than two games in a set. Nadal might not be seriously tested Saturday -- he’ll face Argentinian Eduardo Schwank -- but Sharapova might struggle with Shuai Peng, the No. 28 player in the world.

Here’s the schedule of play on the three main courts:

Court Philippe Chatrier

11:00 AM Start
Women’s Singles - 3rd Round
Nina Bratchikova(RUS) vs. Petra Kvitova(CZE)[4]
Men’s Singles - 3rd Round
Janko Tipsarevic(SRB)[8] vs. Julien Benneteau(FRA)[29]
Women’s Singles - 3rd Round
Shuai Peng(CHN)[28] vs. Maria Sharapova(RUS)[2]
Men’s Singles - 3rd Round
Eduardo Schwank(ARG) vs. Rafael Nadal(ESP)[2]
Court Suzanne Lenglen

11:00 AM Start
Men’s Singles - 3rd Round
David Ferrer(ESP)[6] vs. Mikhail Youzhny(RUS)[27]
Women’s Singles - 3rd Round
Na Li(CHN)[7] vs. Christina McHale(USA)
Men’s Singles - 3rd Round
Tommy Haas(GER) vs. Richard Gasquet(FRA)[17]
Women’s Singles - 3rd Round
Kaia Kanepi(EST)[23] vs. Caroline Wozniacki(DEN)[9]
Court 1

11:00 AM Start
Women’s Singles - 3rd Round
Francesca Schiavone(ITA)[14] vs. Varvara Lepchenko(USA)
Men’s Singles - 3rd Round
Santiago Giraldo(COL) vs. Andy Murray(GBR)[4]
Men’s Singles - 3rd Round
Marcel Granollers(ESP)[20] vs. Paul-Henri Mathieu(FRA)
Women’s Singles - 3rd Round
Arantxa Rus(NED) vs. Julia Goerges(GER)[25]

Coverage of the third round will begin on the Tennis Channel at 5 a.m. Eastern and continue until 12 p.m., when it will switch to NBC, which will carry the tournament until 3 p.m.

You can see a full French Open scoreboard at SI.com.

For more updates on the 2012 French Open, please stay tuned to this StoryStream. For lots more on all things tennis, keep checking SB Nation’s dedicated tennis hub.

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