French Open 2013: Storylines to Watch During Saturday’s 3rd-Round Action

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Published: June 1, 2013

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The only thing separating tennis professionals and fans of the sport from a perfect experience at the 2013 French Open has been the weather. Now that the weather looks to be friendly over the final few days of the season's second Grand Slam (via Weather.com), it should be all about sunny skies and high-quality tennis the rest of the way. 

That doesn't mean there aren't plenty of other storylines to watch as we inch toward the final few rounds of the men's side of the singles draw. 

With the weather no longer a threat to dampen the fans or the schedules the rest of the way (fingers crossed), we can get back to the actual matter at hand—whether or not Rafael Nadal will win his fourth straight French Open or the field will come back to claim the Grand Slam. 

The third round is expected to be completed by day's end on Saturday, so let's take a look at a few of the top storylines to pay attention to when you catch the action over the weekend. 

 

 

Saturday's Matches

No.1 Novak Djokovic vs. No. 26 Grigor Dimitrov

Victor Hanescu vs. No. 16 Philipp Kohlschreiber

No. 12 Tommy Haas vs. No. 19 John Isner

No. 29 Mikhail Youzhny vs. No. 8 Janko Tipsarevic

No. 3 Rafael Nadal vs. No. 27 Fabio Fognini 

No. 24 Benoit Paire vs. No. 13 Kei Nishikori

No. 9 Stanislas Wawrinka vs. No. 21 Jerzy Janowicz

Nikolay Davydenko vs. No. 7 Richard Gasquet

 

 

Storylines to Watch

Short Schedule

The weather might still be making an impact on the tournament after all, only this time because it has condensed the schedule enough to where Nadal is being forced to head back to the courts after zero days of rest following his Round 2 victory. 

As Simon Briggs of The Telegraph reported on Friday, Nadal has...
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