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French Open 2016: Wednesday Roland Garros Schedule and Bracket Predictions
- Updated: May 31, 2016
For the third straight day, the Paris skies opened and sent a downpour that washed out fourth-round action at the 2016 French Open.
Just two matches went to completion Tuesday, both upsets on the women’s side that could reshape the entire tournament. Tsvetana Pironkova pulled off a shocking defeat of second-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska, coming back in a match that seemed like it was already over.
Radwanska led the fourth-round match 6-2, 3-0 when play was initially suspended Sunday. The pair sat through Monday’s washout and returned early Tuesday, when it seemed like the second seed would waltz against world’s 102nd-ranked player.
It was not to be.
Playing through soppy conditions, Pironkova won the first 10 games Tuesday as an obviously dispirited Radwanska struggled. The world No. 2 was visibly frustrated with the conditions and couldn’t ever get into a rhythm before falling 6-2, 3-6, 3-6.
“I’m surprised and angry. How can you allow players to play in the rain? It’s not a $10,000 tournament. It’s a Grand Slam,” Radwanska said after the match, per Russell Fuller of BBC.
The other matchup, also left over from Sunday, saw Samantha Stosur earn a 7-6 (0), 6-3 win over sixth-seeded Simona Halep. Stosur will take on Pironkova in the quarterfinals, where she’ll look to make her fourth career French Open semis.
The remainder of the day? All washed out, with a number of high-profile matches in progress. Those matches will be completed Wednesday—assuming rain doesn’t again play a major factor.
Top seed Novak Djokovic leads Roberto Bautista Agut 3-6, 6-4, 4-1 in the third set of their fourth-round match. Djokovic seemed a little unnerved by the conditions, posting …
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