Day 9 of the French Open, at Roland Garros, features the remaining men’s and women’s Round of 16 matches. On Court Philippe Chatrier, eight-time champion and World No. 1 Rafael Nadal plays the 23-year-old Serbian Dusan Lajovic. Sloane Stephens, the sole remaining US player, faces the No. 4 seed Simona Halep (ROU). The entertaining Frenchman Gael Monfils (23) and the unseeded Spaniard Guillermo Garcia-Lopez finish off the day’s proceedings on Chatrier.<\/p>\n
On Court Suzanne Lenglen, last year’s finalist David Ferrer (5), of Spain, will play the tall South African Kevin Anderson (19). The 2012 finalist Sara Errani (10) meets the No. 6 seed Jelena Jankovic (SRB), followed by Andy Murray (7), the 2013 Wimbledon champion, vs. the Spaniard Fernando Verdasco (24). The final match on Lenglen pits Lucie Safarova, of the Czech Republic, against the 2009 champion Svetlana Kuznetsova (27).<\/p>\n
The full schedule for Day 9 is listed below (Results to follow)\u2026<\/p>\n
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Court Philippe Chatrier – 11:00 A.M.<\/p>\n
Women’s Singles – Round 4
\nAndrea Petkovic (GER) (28) d. Kiki Bertens (NED) — 1-6, 6-2, 7-5<\/p>\n
Men’s Singles – Round 4
\nRafael Nadal (ESP) (1) d. Dusan Lajovic (SRB) — 6-1, 6-2, 6-1<\/p>\n
Women’s Singles – Round 4
\nSimona Halep (ROU) (4) d. Sloane Stephens (USA) (15) — 6-4, 6-3<\/p>\n
Men’s Singles – Round 4
\nGael Monfils (FRA) (23) d. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) — 6-0, 6-2, 7-5<\/p>\n
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Court Suzanne Lenglen – 11:00 A.M.<\/p>\n
Men’s Singles – Round 4
\nDavid Ferrer (ESP) (5) d. Kevin Anderson (RSA) (19) — 6-3, 6-3, 6-7(5), 6-1<\/p>\n
Women’s Singles – Round 4
\nSara Errani (ITA) (10) d. Jelena Jankovic (SRB) (6) — 7-6(5), 6-2<\/p>\n
Men’s Singles – Round 4
\nAndy Murray (GBR) (7) d. Fernando Verdasco (ESP) (24) — 6-4, 7-5, 7-6(3)<\/p>\n
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Court 1 – 11:00 A.M.<\/p>\n
Mixed Doubles – Quarterfinals
\nTimea Babos (HUN) \/ Eric Butorac (USA) d. Alize Cornet (FRA) \/ Jonathan Eysseric (FRA) — 6-4, 6-3<\/p>\n
Women’s Doubles – Round 3
\nAshleigh Barty (AUS) (7) \/ Casey Dellacqua (AUS) (7) d. Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) (12) \/ Flavia Pennetta (ITA) (12) — 4-6, 6-2, 6-1<\/p>\n
Women’s Doubles – Round 3
\nMarina Erakovic (NZL) (16) \/ Arantxa Parra Santonja (ESP) (16) d. Julie Coin (FRA) \/ Pauline Parmentier (FRA) — 6-2, 6-3<\/p>\n
Men’s Doubles – Quarterfinals
\nMarcel Granollers (ESP) (12) \/ Marc Lopez (ESP) (12) d. Bob Bryan (USA) (1) \/ Mike Bryan (USA) (1) — 6-4, 6-2<\/p>\n
Women’s Singles – Round 4
\nSvetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) (27) d. Lucie Safarova (CZE) (23) — 6-3, 6-4<\/p>\n
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Court 2 – Not Before: 1:00 P.M.<\/p>\n
Men’s Doubles – Quarterfinals
\nMarin Draganja (CRO) \/ Florin Mergea (ROU) d. Daniel Nestor (CAN) (3) \/ Nenad Zimonjic (SRB) (3) — 6-7(2), 6-3, 7-6(5)<\/p>\n
Women’s Doubles – Round 3
\nGarbine Muguruza (ESP) \/ Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) d. Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) \/ Karin Knapp (ITA) — 6-4, 7-6(4)<\/p>\n
Women’s Doubles – Round 3
\nKveta Peschke (CZE) (4) \/ Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) (4) d. Kaia Kanepi (EST) \/ Alexandra Panova (RUS) — 6-3, 6-1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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