French Open 2015: Results, Highlights, Monday Scores Recap from Roland Garros

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Published: June 1, 2015

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Monday's action at the 2015 French Open provided closure with regard to who the men's and women's quarterfinal participants will be after rain cut the previous day's matches short.

A couple of upsets unfolded in the women's draw, with the most prominent being defending champion Maria Sharapova. A straight-sets triumph by Lucie Safarova bounced the No. 2 seed from Roland Garros.

Three of men's tennis' Big Four dropped sets in their fourth-round matches only to ultimately proceed into the final eight. Read on to find out how they advanced along with a recap of the other notable matches and full results below.

 



 

Monday Recap



Roger Federer had started his match against Frenchman Gael Monfils on Sunday before officials put it on hold tied at one set apiece. Monday was a new day, and it brought with it a familiar outcome as Federer dominated his way to a four-set win.

It seemed as though Federer did just what he desired to do off a less than stellar start on Sunday, per Roland Garros' official Twitter account:



Federer drew on superior play at the net to advance, winning 25 of 39 points when he approached, while Monfils won just 11 of 25 such points when he crashed the net. Second-serve winning percentage also helped Federer immensely, as he held the advantage there at 64 to 46 percent success.

There's reason for Federer to be optimistic about his chances to move on to the semifinals based on his stellar record against Switzerland compatriot Stan Wawrinka, per ESPN's Adnan Virk:



As for the matches that actually started Monday, top-seeded Novak Djokovic appears to be a man on a mission in hot pursuit of the career Grand Slam.

His subdued reaction to match point is evidence of that:



Djokovic dispatched another French native, Richard Gasquet, without much tro...
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