French Open 2016 Schedule: Replay TV Coverage, Livestream for Thursday’s Draw

For tennis fans stateside, the French Open’s insomnia-inducing hours often render live viewing of the event out of the question, especially during the work week.

It’s an unfortunate state of affairs, especially on a day like Thursday, when the likes of Serena and Venus Williams, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga are all on the schedule. Luckily, there is a solution for those looking to avoid a nocturnal lifestyle but still catch the early rounds at Roland Garros.

Replay coverage of the action in Paris starts at 3 p.m. ET on Thursday and lasts until 5 a.m. ET on Friday on the Tennis Channel. 

For those willing to stay up late, or perhaps sneak in a match or two before work, a livestream for Day 5 can be found at the Tennis Channel website.

Spoiler Alert: Notable Early Results from Day 5

After an easy three-set win over Sam Groth in the first round, the fourth-seeded Nadal again looked the part of a clay-court master in his second-round contest against Argentina’s Facundo Bagnis. The nine-time French Open winner needed only the minimum three sets to dispatch Bagnis on Thursday, 6-3, 6-0, 6-3.

The win was the Spaniard’s 200th at a Grand Slam, and he joined an exclusive club of players, per the New York Times’ Christopher Clarey: 

The #200ClubGS singles winsFed 302-50Connors 233-49Agassi 224-53Lendl 222-49Emerson 217-48Djoko 215-34Sampras 203-38Nadal 200-30

— Christopher Clarey (@christophclarey) May 26, 2016

Nadal’s serve isn’t overpowering anyone on the slow clay—he has just one ace through two matches—but he’s …

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