Serena Williams, Rafael Nadal and Simona Halep will all try and punch their tickets into the quarterfinals of the 2018 French Open on Monday. Williams, unseeded due to her absence from tennis for the birth of her child, has only looked like she’s getting better and better. She will face an old foe in Maria Sharapova, the 28th seed who is more notable for a doping violation than any recent success.
French Open 2018: Time, TV/live stream info, and match schedule for Monday
Can Serena Williams make it into the quarterfinals against an old foe on Monday?
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Play begins at 5 a.m. ET (11 a.m. local time) and will be broadcast by the Tennis Channel through 3 p.m., or the end of play. Live streaming of every court can be had with a subscription to Tennis Channel Plus.
Williams has bested two seeded opponents thus far, first taking down the 17th-seeded Ashleigh Barty in three sets, and then dominating the 11th-seeded Julia Goerges in straight sets. Sharapova cruised through her victory over sixth seed Karolina Pliskova in the third round.
Halep, the top seed for the women and the highest-profile name without a Grand Slam win, easily thrashed Andrea Petkovic in her third-round matchup, and will face Elise Mertens, the 16th seed, on Monday.
Nadal, looking for his 11th title at Roland Garros, bested Frenchman Richard Gasquet, the 27th seed, in straight sets in the third round. He faces the unseeded Maximilian Marterer, who thus far has bested Ryan Harrison, Denis Shapovalov and Jurgen Zopp.
The winner of Nadal vs. Marterer will face the winner of Kevin Anderson, the sixth seed, versus Diego Schwartzman, the 11th seed. The other quarterfinal for this half of the draw will feature the two men’s winners on Monday. Third seed Marin Cilic will face the 18th seed, Fabio Fognini, while fifth seed Juan Martin del Potro will face ninth seed John Isner.
On the men’s side, two quarterfinals are already set: the first will pit second seed Alexander Zverev up against seventh seed Dominic Thiem, both considered the top potential challengers for Nadal on clay.
The other quarterfinal is between No. 20 Novak Djokovic and Marco Cecchinato, an unseeded player who bested eighth seed David Goffin and 10th seed Pablo Carreno-Busta in the past two rounds.
Only one quarterfinal is set in the women’s bracket: No. 13 Madison Keys, an American, up against the unseeded Yulia Putintseva. Another American, the 10th-seeded Sloane Stephens, awaits the winner of the match between Caroline Wozniacki and Daria Kasatkina, the second and 14th seeds. Their match is set to finish on Monday, with Kasatkina up a set.
You can find full schedule and results for the men’s draw here and the women’s draw here. Below is all you need to know to watch and follow the French Open, including a list of men’s and women’s singles matches.
How to watch the French Open
All times Eastern
Date: Monday, June 4
Location: Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France
Time: 5 a.m.
TV: Tennis Channel
Online Streaming: Tennis Channel Plus
Men’s Singles
No. 1 Rafael Nadal def. Maximilian Marterer, 6-3, 6-2, 7-6(4)
No. 3 Marin Cilic def. No. 18 Fabio Fognini, 6-4, 6-1, 3-6, 6-7(4), 6-3
No. 5 Juan Martin del Potro def. No. 9 John Isner, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4
No. 11 Diego Schwartzman def. No. 6 Kevin Anderson, 1-6, 2-6, 7-5, 7-6, 6-2
Women’s Singles
No. 1 Simona Halep def. No. 16 Elise Mertens, 6-2, 6-1
No. 14 Daria Kasatkina def. No. 2 Caroline Wozniacki, 7-6(5), 6-3
No. 3 Garbine Muguruza def. Lesia Tsurenko, 2-0 (Tsurenko retired)
No. 12 Angelique Kerber def. No. 7 Caroline Garcia, 6-2, 6-3
No. 28 Maria Sharapova def. Serena Williams, (Williams retired)
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