No. 1 seed Rafael Nadal will be back in action for the second day in a row at the French Open on Thursday thanks to rain during his quarterfinals match against No. 11 seed Diego Schwartzman.
French Open 2018: Time, TV/live stream info, match schedule for Day 12
The semifinals of the 2018 French Open are set to begin. We have all the info you need for Thursday.
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Top players in the women’s and men’s brackets battled through the quarterfinals on Wednesday, but only the women’s matches were completed due to inclement weather at Roland-Garros.
The men’s quarterfinals will resume Thursday at 6 a.m. (ET). The women’s semifinals are then set to begin at 9 a.m. (ET). They will be broadcast on NBC and the Tennis Channel, with live streaming available through a Tennis Channel Plus subscription. Live streaming is also available through the NBC coverage by NBC Sports, the NBC Sports app or other streaming services NBC offers.
How to watch the French Open on Thursday
Date: Thursday, June 7
Time: 6 a.m. (ET)
Location: Stade Roland-Garros, Paris, France
TV: NBC, Tennis Channel
Online Streaming: NBC Sports, Tennis Channel Plus, NBC Sports app
Women’s Singles Semifinals
No. 1 Simona Halep def. No. 3 Garbine Muguruza, 6-1, 6-4
No. 10 Sloane Stephens def. No. 13 Madison Keys, 6-4, 6-4
Men’s Singles Quarterfinals
No. 1 Rafael Nadal def. No. 11 Diego Schwartzman, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2
No. 3 Marin Cilic vs. No. 5 Juan Martin del Potro, 7-6(5), 5-7, 6-3, 7-5
In the women’s bracket, No. 1 seed Simona Halep faces No. 13 seed Garbine Muguruza in one semifinal. Muguruza earned her spot in a semifinal with a straight-set win over two-time Roland-Garros champion Maria Sharapova. Halep dropped her first quarterfinal set, but bounced back to win against Angelique Kerber 6-7(2), 6-3, 6-2.
Sloane Stephens and Madison Keys meet in the other semifinal on Thursday. The all-American matchup will be the second year in a row the two have met deep into a Grand Slam.
In the rain-delayed men’s bracket, Nadal and Schwartzman will pick up where they left off. Nadal lost the first set to Schwartzman, breaking a 37-consecutive set streak at the French Open. This streak is the second-longest of completed sets in the French Open by a man in the Open Era. Nadal stands behind Bjorn Borg, who holds the record with 41 from 1979-81. Nadal leads the second set, 5-3.
No. 3 Marin Cilic and No. 5 Juan Martin del Potro will also finish their respective quarterfinal matchup on Thursday. Cilic and del Potro are tied 6-6 (5-5) in their first set.
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