Halfway through the coveted 2013 French Open tournament, the field is beginning to get more narrowed as the competition start closing in on the last few rounds on Monday.
Women's No.1-seed Serena Williams rolled on to the quarterfinals in dominant fashion, beating No.15-seeded Roberta Vinci 6-1, 6-3 and extending her career-best winning streak to 28 games.
"I just want every point," she said. "Every match I'm really focused for the whole period of time. I really want it every match."
Williams moves on to face Svetlana Kuznetsova, the winner of the 2009 French Open, who took down No.8-seeded Angelique Kerber 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 as she earned a date with Williams.
In men's action, No.2-seeded Roger Federer rallied from a two-set deficit to avoid an upset, beating No.15 seed Gilles Simon of France 6-1, 4-6, 2-6, 6-2, 6-3. No. 6 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga defeated unseeded Viktor Troicki 6-3, 6-3, 6-3, setting up a date between Federer and Simon in the quarterfinals. No.4-seeded David Ferrer beat Kevin Anderson 6-3, 6-1, 6-1. Tommy Robredo was tested, but rallied to vanquish No. 11 Nicolas Almagro 6-7 (5-7), 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.
The action continues on Monday with several notable matches.
No.1 seed Novak Djokovic continues his quest to return to the finals when he takes on No.16 Philipp Kohlschreiber. Defending three-time champion Rafael Nadal, who has been riding a few narrow wins at the open, faces off with No. 13 Kei Nishikori. Richard Gasquet takes on No. 9 Stanislas Wawrinka. In the women's tourney, defending champion Maria Sharapova takes on teen phenom Sloane Stephens while No.3-seeded No. 3 Victoria Azarenka presses on to face Francesca Schiavone. In another match to watch, No. 12 Maria Kirilenko goes one-on-one with Bethanie Mattek-Sands.
Latinos Post breaks down the TV schedule, live stream and key sets for Monday, June 3, 2013:
Men's singles
No. 1 Novak Djokovic vs. No. 16 Philipp Kohlschreiber
No. 3 Rafael Nadal vs. No. 13 Kei Nishikori
No. 7 Richard Gasquet vs. No. 9 Stanislas Wawrinka
Women's singles
No. 2 Maria Sharapova vs. Sloane Stephens
No. 3 Victoria Azarenka vs. Francesca Schiavone
No. 12 Maria Kirilenko vs. Bethanie Mattek-Sands
TV Schedule (all times ET)
Televised coverage of the French Open starts at 5 a.m. Monday on ESPN2, then on the Tennis through 7 p.m.
Live Stream
Live stream coverage can be seen on WatchESPN.com and The Tennis Channel.com via this link.
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