French Open 2016: Saturday Schedule and Predictions for Roland Garros Bracket

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Published: May 27, 2016

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The 2016 French Open rolls on Saturday with the second half of Round 3. Several of the sport's biggest stars will be in action hoping to punch their ticket to the second week, including the top seeds in both draws, Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic.

Weather could play a role in the proceedings, though. The Weather Channel forecasts a 50 percent chance of scattered thunderstorms for the seventh day of play in the season's second major, which also got off to a rainy start.

Let's check out all of the important details for Saturday's matches, assuming the rain holds off. That's followed by a preview of the top matches to watch from Roland Garros.

 

Saturday Viewing Information Where: Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France

When: 5 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. ET

Watch: Tennis Channel (5 a.m. – Noon) and NBC (Noon – 2:30 p.m.)

Live Stream: NBC Sports Live Extra

 

May 28 Schedule

 

Top Matches Men: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga vs. Ernests Gulbis



The quarter of the draw featuring Tsonga and Gulbis suddenly became wide open Friday when No. 4 seed Rafael Nadal withdrew because of a wrist injury, per Roland Garros. Jon Wertheim of Sports Illustrated noted the fan favorite said, "Every day is worse," as he originally tried to play through the pain.

While no player wants to advance because of somebody else's injury, there's no doubt Nadal's exit creates a golden opportunity for those in his quarter. Carl Bialik of FiveThirtyEight noted Tsonga and Gulbis have the big-match experience edge among the seven players:



Perhaps the biggest question heading into the match is Tsonga's recovery. He's coming off a hard-fought, highly entertaining encounter with Marcos Baghdatis. The charismatic shot-makers put on a show for five sets, but that could make bouncing back quite difficult....
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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