Day 7 at the 2014 French Open is just about in the books, and it was plenty exciting. Men’s No. 1 seed Rafael Nadal once again cruised to victory, this time taking down unseeded Leonardo Mayer in straight sets, 6-2, 7-5, 6-2. He moved to the fourth round, where he’ll take on yet another unseeded opponent in Dusan Lajovic. A matchup against either No. 5 seed David Ferrer or No. 19 seed Kevin Anderson will await him after that.
French Open results 2014: Rafael Nadal victorious; Andy Murray’s match suspended in 5th set
Rafael Nadal cruised to another victory on Saturday, while Andy Murray found himself locked in a fifth-set battle with Philipp Kohlschreiber before play was suspended.
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Both Ferrer and Anderson were in action on Saturday as well. Ferrer took down No. 32 seed Andreas Seppi in straight sets, 6-2, 7-6 (7-2), 6-3. Anderson was also victorious, but after winning the first set against Ivo Karlovic, 6-3, the match was over. Karlovic retired from that one.
On the women’s side, No. 4 seed Simona Halep won her matchup against MariaTeresa Torro-Flor, easily winning in straight sets, 6-3, 6-0. Not that the women’s bracket needed any further shaking up, but No. 5 seed Petra Kvitova was eliminated by No. 27 Svetlana Kuznetsova. Kuznetsova took the match in three sets, 6-7 (3-7), 6-1, 9-7.
Other names who managed to pick up wins on the day include men’s No. 23 Gael Monfils and women’s No. 15 Sloane Stephens. Men’s No. 7 seed Andy Murray was taking on No. 28 Philipp Kohlschreiber late in the day, but play was suspended to be continued on Sunday. Unfortunately, it was a very intense matchup that was into a fifth-set tiebreak at the time it was suspended.
Below, we’ll take a look at some of the more prominent results from Saturday, and be sure to check out the full results at the Roland Garros site.
Men’s Singles
No. 1 Rafael Nadal def. Leonardo Mayer, 6-2, 7-5, 6-2
No. 23 Gael Monfils def. No. 14 Fabio Fognini, 5-7, 6-2, 6-4, 0-6, 6-2
No. 5 David Ferrer def. No. 32 Andreas Sepp, 6-2, 7-6 (7-2), 6-3
No. 19 Kevin Anderson def. Ivo Karlovic 6-3 (retired)
Women’s SIingles
No. 27 Svetlana Kuznetsova def. No. 5 Petra Kvitova 6-7 (3-7), 6-1, 9-7
No. 6 Jelena Jankovic def. No. 26 Sorana Cirstea 6-1, 6-2
No. 23 Lucie Safarova def. No. 11 Ana Ivanovic 6-3, 6-3
No. 15 Sloane Stepehsn def. No. 22 Ekaterina Makarova 6-3, 6-4
No. 28 Andrea Petkovic def. Kristina Mladenovic 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
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