The 2013 French Open: Results, TV Schedule, Live Stream, Start Times for Day 5, Friday, May 31, 2013; Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer To Play

By Staff Reporter| May 31, 2013

After four days of action, the field is narrowed as the best and brightest stars in the world of tennis continue to vie for the coveted French Open title as the 2013 tournament continues on Friday.

Thursday's action saw No.1 men's seed Novak Djokovic handily defeat Guido Pella, 6-2, 6-0, 6-2 to advance to the third round while in women's action, Victoria Azarenka of Belarus defeated Annika Beck of Germany 6-4, 6-3. Sloane Stephens bested fellow American Vania King 6-1, 6-3, and Zheng Jie beat Melanie Oudin of the United States 6-3, 6-1. Defending champion Maria Sharapova was leading Eugenie Bouchard 6-2, 4-2 until rain interrupted their match, postponing it until Friday.

And the action continues on Friday with a slew of big matches. Men's defending champion Rafael Nadal takes on Martin Klizan, with Nadal coming off a five-set scare in the first round that saw him get tested. Coming off his dominant showing on Wednesday, No.2-seeded Roger Federer will also be in action when he takes on No.30 Julien Benneteau in third round action. American David Ferrer will also be playing on the famed clay court of Roland Garros when he faces Feliciano Lopez.

On the women's side, the stars will be out in full force when world-and-tournament No.1 seed Serena Williams looks to continue her impressive roll in the French Open when she takes on Sorana Cirstea. Sharapova and Bouchard will also conclude their match from Thursday as the defending champion Sharapova eyes the third round. Meanwhile, No.4-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska looks to keep her French Open dreams alive when she faces off against Dinah Pfizenmaier, and Italian No.5 Sara Errani goes one-on-one with Sabine Lisicki.

Latinos Post breaks down the TV schedule, live stream and sets for Friday, May 31, 2013:

Sets

Men's Singles:

No. 2 Roger Federer vs. No. 30 Julien Benneteau

No. 3 Rafael Nadal vs. Martin Kilzan

No. 4 David Ferrer vs. Feliciano Lopez

No. 6 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga vs. No. 25 Jeremy Chardy

No. 7 Richard Gasquet vs. Michal Przysiezny

No. 8 Janko Tipsarevic vs. Fernando Verdasco

No. 9 Stanislas Wawrinka vs. Horacio Zeballos (finishing Thursday's match; Wawrinka 6-2, 7-6(2), 3-3)

No. 10 Marin Cilic vs. Viktor Troicki

No. 11 Nicolas Almagro vs. No. 20 Andreas Seppi

No. 12 Tommy Haas vs. Jack Sock

No. 14 Milos Raonic vs. No. 23 Kevin Anderson

No. 19 John Isner vs. Ryan Harrison

No. 21 Jerzy Janowicz vs. Robin Haase

No. 29 Mikhail Youzhny vs. Federico Delbonis (finishing Thursday's match; Youzhny 6-3, 1-1)

No. 32 Tommy Robredo vs. Gael Monfils

Women's Singles:

No. 1 Serena Williams vs. Sorana Cirstea

No. 2 Maria Sharapova vs. Eugenie Bouchard (finishing Thursday's match; Sharapova leads 6-2, 4-2)

No. 4 Agnieszka Radwanska vs. Dinah Pfizenmaier

No. 5 Sara Errani vs. Sabine Lisicki

No. 8 Angelique Kerber vs. No. 29 Varvara Lepchenko

No. 12 Maria Kirilenko vs. Ashleigh Barty (finishing Thursday's match; tied 3-3)

No. 13 Marion Bartoli vs. Mariana Duque-Marino

No. 14 Ana Ivanovic vs. Virginie Razzano

No. 15 Roberta Vinci vs. Petra Cetkovska

No. 20 Carla Suarez Navarro vs. Monica Puig

TV Schedule (all times ET)

Televised coverage of the French Open starts at 5 a.m. Friday on ESPN2 through 10 a.m. while coverage from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. can be seen on The Tennis Channel.

Live Stream

Live stream coverage can be seen on WatchESPN and The Tennis Channel.com via this link.

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