French Open 2018 schedule: Order of play on Day 3 at Roland Garros as Rafael Nadal returns
THE FRENCH OPEN got underway on Sunday which means that Tuesday will be the third day of action and here is the schedule for all the action from Roland Garros.
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Rafael Nadal will be hoping Marin Cilic is at his best form: the Spaniard was interrupted by rain on Monday night while leading by two sets to love but 3-0 down in the third and he will not be able to get back onto court until Cilic has finished his match.
The Croatian No 3 seed is due to take on Australia’s James Duckworth and will not expect the world No 1072, who has been blighted by injury over the last two years, to cause him to many problems.
Ticket-holders on Court Phlippe Chatrier will also get the chance to watch one of the game’s all-time greats when Serena Williams gets her campaign underway before Tomas Berdych faces Jeremy Chardy and Simona Halep takes on Alison Riske.
Court Suzanne Lenglen is not a bad ticket tomorrow either: fans on Paris’ second court will get the chance to see the likes of Garbine Muguruza, Julia Goerges, Steve Johnson and Leonardo Mayer.
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French Open Day 3 order of play
(All times UK)
Court Philippe Chatrier
Play starts at 10am
Marin CILIC (CRO) [3] vs James DUCKWORTH (AUS)
Not before 11am
Rafael NADAL (ESP) [1] vs Simone BOLELLI (ITA) To be completed: Nadal leads 6-4, 6-3, 0-3
Kristyna PLISKOVA (CZE) vs Serena WILLIAMS (USA)
Jeremy CHARDY (FRA) vs Tomas BERDYCH (CZE) [17]
Simona HALEP (ROU) [1] vs Alison RISKE (USA)
Court Suzanne-Lenglen
Play starts at 10am
Denis SHAPOVALOV (CAN) [24] vs John MILLMAN (AUS)
Maria SHARAPOVA (RUS) [28] vs Richel HOGENKAMP (NED)
Yingying DUAN (CHN) vs Caroline GARCIA (FRA) [7]
Nicolas MAHUT (FRA) vs Juan Martin DEL POTRO (ARG) [5]
Court 1
Play starts at 10am
Garbiñe MUGURUZA (ESP) [3] vs Svetlana KUZNETSOVA (RUS)
Steve JOHNSON (USA) vs Adrian MANNARINO (FRA) [25]
Julia GOERGES (GER) [11] vs Dominika CIBULKOVA (SVK)
Leonardo MAYER (ARG) vs Julien BENNETEAU (FRA)
Court 3
Play starts at 10am
Samantha STOSUR (AUS) vs Yanina WICKMAYER (BEL)
Alex DE MINAUR (AUS) vs Kyle EDMUND (GBR) [16]
Natalia VIKHLYANTSEVA (RUS) vs Ashleigh BARTY (AUS) [17]
Myrtille GEORGES (FRA) vs Taylor TOWNSEND (USA)
Court 4
Play starts at 10am
Raven KLAASEN (RSA) & Michael VENUS (NZL) [10] vs Corentin DENOLLY (FRA) & Alexandre MULLER (FRA)
Irina-Camelia BEGU (ROU) vs Anna Karolina SCHMIEDLOVA (SVK)
Taylor FRITZ (USA) & Frances TIAFOE (USA) vs Rohan BOPANNA (IND) & Edouard ROGER-VASSELIN (FRA) [13]
Ana BOGDAN (ROU) vs Marketa VONDROUSOVA (CZE)
Court 5
Play starts at 10am
Juan Sebastian CABAL (COL) & Robert FARAH (COL) [5] vs Max MIRNYI (BLR) & Philipp OSWALD (AUT)
Not before 11am
Joao SOUSA (POR) vs Guido PELLA (ARG) To be completed: Pella leads 6-2 6-3 2-3
Alison VAN UYTVANCK (BEL) vs Isabelle WALLACE (AUS)
Aliaksandra SASNOVICH (BLR) vs Denisa ALLERTOVA (CZE)
Court 6
Play starts at 10am
Daria GAVRILOVA (AUS) [24] vs Sorana CIRSTEA (ROU)
Not before 11am
Varvara LEPCHENKO (USA) vs Elise MERTENS (BEL) [16] To be completed: Mertens leads 6-7(9) 7-6(4) 3-0
Dudi SELA (ISR) vs Elias YMER (SWE)
Feliciano LOPEZ (ESP) [28] vs Sergiy STAKHOVSKY (UKR)
Court 7
Play starts at 10am
Paolo LORENZI (ITA) vs Kevin ANDERSON (RSA) [6]
Fabio FOGNINI (ITA) [18] vs Pablo ANDUJAR (ESP)
Aryna SABALENKA (BLR) vs Kiki BERTENS (NED) [18]
Angelique KERBER (GER) [12] vs Mona BARTHEL (GER)
Court 8
Play starts at 10am
Aljaz BEDENE (SLO) vs Pablo CUEVAS (URU)
Yuki BHAMBRI (IND) vs Ruben BEMELMANS (BEL)
Shuai PENG (CHN) vs Aleksandra KRUNIC (SRB)
Court 9
Play starts at 10am
Ryan HARRISON (USA) vs Maximilian MARTERER (GER)
Not before 11amHoracio ZEBALLOS (ARG) vs Yuichi SUGITA (JPN)To be completed: Zeballos leads 6-4 6-6(0-0)
Polona HERCOG (SLO) vs Anastasia PAVLYUCHENKOVA (RUS) [30]
Robin HAASE (NED) & Matwe MIDDELKOOP (NED) vs Yoshihito NISHIOKA (JPN) & Yuichi SUGITA (JPN)
Court 12
Play starts at 10am
Evgeny DONSKOY (RUS) vs Jan-Lennard STRUFF (GER)
Vasek POSPISIL (CAN) vs Marton FUCSOVICS (HUN)
Hugo GASTON (FRA) & Clement TABUR (FRA) vs Julio PERALTA (CHI) & Horacio ZEBALLOS (ARG) [15]
Andre BEGEMANN (GER) & Antonio SANCIC (CRO) vs Wesley KOOLHOF (NED) & Artem SITAK (NZL)
Court 14
Play starts at 10am
Bethanie MATTEK-SANDS (USA) vs Johanna LARSSON (SWE)
Shuai ZHANG (CHN) [27] vs Kristina KUCOVA (SVK)
Mischa ZVEREV (GER) vs Florian MAYER (GER)
Court 15
Play starts at 10am
Hubert HURKACZ (POL) vs Tennys SANDGREN (USA)
David MARRERO (ESP) & Fernando VERDASCO (ESP) vs Jonathan EYSSERIC (FRA) & Hugo NYS (FRA)
Mike BRYAN (USA) & Sam QUERREY (USA) [16] vs Ken SKUPSKI (GBR) & Neal SKUPSKI (GBR)
Court 16
Play starts at 10am
Dominic INGLOT (GBR) & Franko SKUGOR (CRO) vs Nikola MEKTIC (CRO) & Alexander PEYA (AUT) [8]
Not before 11am
Matthew EBDEN (AUS) vs Thomas FABBIANO (ITA)To be completed: tied 4-6 7-5 2-6 6-3 0-0
Mirza BASIC (BIH) & Damir DZUMHUR (BIH) vs Albert RAMOS-VINOLAS (ESP) & Jiri VESELY (CZE)
Ilya IVASHKA (BLR) & Karen KHACHANOV (RUS) vs Henri KONTINEN (FIN) & John PEERS (AUS) [3]
Court 18
Play starts at 10am
Fiona FERRO (FRA) vs Carina WITTHOEFT (GER)
Not before 11am
John ISNER (USA)[9] vs Noah RUBIN (USA)To be completed: Isner leads 6-3 7-6(7) 0-0
Jurgen ZOPP (EST) vs Jack SOCK (USA) [14]
Peter POLANSKY (CAN) vs Pierre-Hugues HERBERT (FRA)