French Open Tennis 2015: Tuesday Schedule, Predictions and Preview

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Published: June 1, 2015

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Monday saw a crowded, star-studded slate at Roland Garros after rain disrupted Sunday's play at the 2015 French Open.

The shock result of the day came in the women's draw, where No. 13 Lucie Safarova brought down defending champion and second-seeded Maria Sharapova in straight sets, 7-6 (3), 6-4.

Sloane Stephens looked like she might pull off a famous win against No. 1 Serena Williams after winning the first set 6-1, but Williams roared back and captured the next two sets, 7-5, 6-3, to keep her French Open hopes alive.

The men's singles draw saw every member of the Big Four in action, a rarity in any tournament. No. 2 Roger Federer came into Day 9 knotted up at one set all with No. 13 Gael Monfils but prevailed with ease by winning two straight sets to reach the quarterfinals.

Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic set up a titanic quarterfinal matchup after their respective wins over Jack Sock and Richard Gasquet, while Andy Murray reached the final eight safely with a win over Jeremy Chardy.

Tuesday promises to be a pressure-packed day in Paris. Here's a look at the schedule, predictions and a preview for the main action on Day 10.



Complete schedule can be found at RolandGarros.com.


 

Perhaps no player will be feeling greater pressure on Tuesday than Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. With fellow Frenchmen Monfils, Chardy, Gasquet and Gilles Simon all bounced from the tournament in the fourth round, Tsonga represents France's last hope at a home-country men's player winning the French Open. The last time this happened was with Yannick Noah in 1983.



Not only is Tsonga alone without his countrymen in the quarters, he's also alone in his insurgency, as Tennis View Magazine's Chris Skelton notes:



Tsonga's play has been excellent, as evidenced by his four-set win over No. 4 Tomas Berdych.

Attempting to dash Tsonga and...
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