French Open 2016: Friday Results, Highlights, Scores Recap from Roland Garros

Andy Murray and Stan Wawrinka headlined Friday’s slate of third-round matches at the 2016 French Open, and the talented contenders marched their way into the next round at Roland Garros.  

While most of the favorites in action came out on top, Day 6 wasn’t without some surprises, particularly in the women’s draw, as American upstart Shelby Rogers ousted No. 10 Petra Kvitova.

With Friday’s singles matches officially in the books, here is a full rundown of how every tilt played out, along with further analysis of the biggest moments on the Parisian clay.

Men’s Draw Recap

With Novak Djokovic idle, Murray was the main focus Friday at the French Open, especially given the drama of his first two matches.

Things were far more straightforward for the Scot against Ivo Karlovic in the third round, however, as he won in straight sets following a pair of five-set marathons.

The two-time Grand Slam winner was excellent against the 37-year-old veteran, and the win continued his recent string of good results on the red stuff, according to Roland Garros on Twitter:

Murray notches his 1st straight sets win of #RG16 d Karlovic 6-1 6-4 7-6(3). Has won 32 of last 35 matches on clay. pic.twitter.com/XGmcncTxRR

— Roland Garros (@rolandgarros) May 27, 2016

Murray also continued his trend of advancing past the third round at big tournaments, per Stuart Fraser of MailOnline:

No drama this time as Andy Murray makes it 21 consecutive Grand Slam fourth round appearances with 6-1 6-4 7-6 win over Ivo Karlovic.

— Stuart Fraser (@stu_fraser) May 27, 2016

Karlovic had given Murray trouble in the past despite never beating him by often pushing him to extra sets, but the former Olympic gold medalist explained how he handled the big man this time around, according to Kate Battersby of RolandGarros.com: “I was off to a quick start and against someone like Ivo, that’s important. He made it tough. It was very close in the third set. If he serves well, you can’t do much. I tried to stay patient and take care of my own service games.”

Wawrinka continued his French Open title defense Friday with a straight-sets victory over No. 30 Jeremy Chardy, who had the Roland Garros crowd very much behind him.

Wawrinka has been much better since needing five sets in the opening round and continues to pull off spectacular shots such as this one:

Quand Wawrinka est sur toutes les balles… #RG16 https://t.co/nWJtcoZrFn

— Roland Garros (@rolandgarros) May 27, 2016

With Djokovic in the upper part of the draw, Murray may be the only man standing between the Swiss star and a second consecutive appearance in the French final.

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