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?
French Open TV Schedule 2012: Rafael Nadal, Maria Sharapova To Play Third Round Matches
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 Lenglen11:00 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 111:00 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.
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