Both No. 1 seed Novak Djokovic and tournament favorite Rafael Nadal continue to steamroll their competition at the 2015 French Open. Djokovic, who has never won a title at Roland Garros, easily dispatched unseeded opponent Thanasi Kokkinakis, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 on Saturday, pushing himself into the fourth round, ever closer to a potential quarterfinals matchup with the aforementioned Nadal.
French Open results 2015: Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal head into 4th round
A potential quarterfinals matchup between top seed Novak Djokovic and tournament favorite Rafael Nadal is still on track after both were victorious on Saturday.
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Nadal is the tournament’s sixth seed, but he’s into the fourth round after downing unseeded opponent Andrey Kuznetsov, 6-1, 6-3, 6-2. Nadal has now won 38 consecutive matches at the French Open. Despite the fact that he’s not one of the top five seeds and despite the fact that his play was spotty coming into this year’s tournament, Nadal is the obvious favorite given his dominance on the clay at Roland Garros.
Djokovic has a tough fourth-round matchup on his hands with No. 20 seed Richard Gasquet looming, while Nadal will faced unseeded American Jack Sock. He’s not an easy go by any means, and both men have plenty to do before they can face off in the quarterfinals.
Women’s No. 4 seed Petra Kvitova was victorious in the first match of the day, bringing down No. 30 seed Irina-Camelia Begu, 6-3, 6-2. There some minor upsets on that side of the bracket as well, with No. 17 seed Sara Errani bestin No. 10 seed Andrea Petkovic, 6-3, 6-3 and No. 23 seed Timea Bacsinszky besting No. 16 Madison Keys, 6-4, 6-2.
We’ve got the important results from the singles brackets below, but you can find full results at the Roland Garros website.
Men’s Singles
No. 1 Novak Djokovic def. Thanasi Kokkinakis, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4
No. 3 Andy Murray def. No. 29 Nick Kyrgios, 6-4, 6-2, 6-3
No. 6 Rafael Nadal def. Andrey Kuznetsov, 6-1, 6-3, 6-2
No. 7 David Ferrer def. Simone Bolelli, 6-3, 1-6, 5-7, 6-0, 6-1
No. 9 Marin Cilic def. No. 23 Leonardo Mayer, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4
No. 20 Richard Gasquet def. No. 15 Kevin Anderson, 4-6, 7-6(4), 7-5), 6-4)
Jeremy Chardy def. No. 17 David Goffin, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2
Jack Sock def. Borna Coric, 6-2, 6-1, 6-4
Women’s Singles
No. 1 Serena Williams def. No. 27 Victoria Azarenka, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2
No. 4 Petra Kvitova def. Irina-Camelia Begu, 6-3, 6-2
No. 17 Sara Errani def. No. 10 Andrea Petkovic, 6-3, 6-3
No. 23 Timea Bacsinszky def. No. 16 Madison Keys, 6-4, 6-2
Andreea Mitu def. Francesca Schiavone, 7-5, 6-4
Julia Georges def. Irina Falconi, 6-4, 6-1
Sloane Stephens def. Tsvetana Pironkova, 6-4, 6-1
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