French Open 2013: Results, TV Schedule, Live Stream, Start Times for Day 4, Thursday, May 30, 2013; Maria Sharapova, Rafael Nadal in Action
Some of the best in the world of tennis have been strutting their stuff at Roland Garros during the first three days of the 2013 French Open, and that trend will continue on Thursday as Day 4 of the Grand Slam tournament kicks off in Paris, France.
Serena Willams and Roger Federer, two of the high-ranking seeds in their respective tournaments, were all the buzz on Wednesday as Williams, the No.1 women's seed, knocked off wild card Caroline Garcia in straight sets, 6-1, 6-2, while Federer defeated India's Somdev Devvarman in three sets, 6-2, 6-1, 6-1 to move on to the third round. On the men's side, No.4-seeded David Ferrer bested Albert Montanes 6-2, 6-1, 6-3 while on the women's side, No.10-ranked Caroline Wozniacki was stunned by Bojana Jovanovski, who took a shocking upset, 7-6 (2), 6-3 to advance in the tournament.
The action continues on Thursday when defending champion Rafael Nadal, in defense of his three straight French Open titles, takes on Slovak tennis player Martin Kližan. Nadal fended off a near-upset on Tuesday when he defeated Daniel Brands in a competitive five sets, 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4, 6-3. Whether this was a fluke or an omen of bad things for the seven-time French Open champion has yet to be seen. No.1-men's seed and 2012 French Open finalist Novak Djokovis will also be in action when he squares off against Argentina star Guido Pella. And Richard Gasquet, the No.7 seed, will face Michal Przysiezny in singles action.
On the women's side, world and tournament No.2 seed and defending champion Maria Sharapova will face off with Eugenie Bouchard. Sharapova looked dominant on Tuesday when she overpowered 42nd-ranked Hsieh Su-wei of Taiwan 6-2, 6-1 in just under an hour. With No.1-seed Williams having advanced on Wednesday, the prospects of a Sharapova vs. Williams final is looking more and more like a likely outcome.
Meanwhile, No. 3 Victoria Azarenka squares off against Annika Beck of Germany while No. 9 Samantha Stosur kicks things off at Court Philippe Chatrier when she goes up against Kristina Mladenovic.
Latinos Post breaks down the TV schedule, live stream and sets for Thursday, May 30, 2013:
Men's Schedule
K. Nishikori vs. G. Zemlja
May 30, 5:00 AM (ET)
P. Kohlschreiber vs. Y. Lu
May 30, 5:00 AM (ET)
D. Tursunov vs. V. Hanescu
May 30, 5:00 AM (ET)
G. Dimitrov vs. L. Pouille
May 30, 5:00 AM (ET)
N. Djokovic vs. G. Pella
May 30, 7:00 AM (ET)
S. Wawrinka vs. H. Zeballos
May 30, 7:00 AM (ET)
F. Fognini vs. L. Rosol
May 30, 7:00 AM (ET)
B. Paire vs. L. Kubot
May 30, 7:00 AM (ET)
M. Youzhny vs. F. Delbonis
May 30, 9:00 AM (ET)
R. Nadal vs. M. Klizan
May 30, 9:30 AM (ET)
J. Tipsarevic vs. F. Verdasco
May 30, 9:30 AM (ET)
J. Janowicz vs. R. Haase
May 30, 9:30 AM (ET)
D. Istomin vs. N. Davydenko
May 30, 11:30 AM (ET)
J. Isner vs. R. Harrison
May 30, 11:30 AM (ET)
T. Haas vs. J. Sock
May 30, 11:30 AM (ET)
R. Gasquet vs. M. Przysiezny
May 30, 11:30 AM (ET)
Women's Schedule
Y. Shvedova vs. P. Ormaechea
May 30, 5:00 AM (ET)
N. Li vs. B. Mattek-Sands
May 30, 5:00 AM (ET)
D. Cibulkova vs. M. Erakovic
May 30, 5:00 AM (ET)
J. Jankovic vs. G. Muguruza
May 30, 5:00 AM (ET)
S. Stosur vs. K. Mladenovic
May 30, 5:00 AM (ET)
M. Oudin vs. J. Zheng
May 30, 5:00 AM (ET)
J. Hampton vs. A. Schmiedlova
May 30, 7:00 AM (ET)
A. Cornet vs. S. Soler-Espinosa
May 30, 7:30 AM (ET)
V. Azarenka vs. A. Beck
May 30, 7:30 AM (ET)
S. Stephens vs. V. King
May 30, 7:30 AM (ET)
M. Kirilenko vs. A. Barty
May 30, 9:30 AM (ET)
M. Sharapova vs. E. Bouchard
May 30, 9:30 AM (ET)
K. Kanepi vs. S. Voegele
May 30, 9:30 AM (ET)
P. Kvitova vs. S. Peng
May 30, 9:30 AM (ET)
K. Flipkens vs. F. Schiavone
May 30, 12:00 PM (ET)
M. Bartoli vs. M. Duque-Marino
May 30, 12:00 PM (ET)
TV Schedule
Coverage of the tournament can be seen Thursday, May 30, 2013 beginning at 5 a.m. on ESPN2, and at 10 a.m. on The Tennis Channel.
Live Stream
Live stream coverage can be seen on WatchESPN.