- Seven of Top Eight Men’s Seeds Remain Alive
- Only Two of Top 12 Women’s Seeds Remain: No. 1 Serena, No. 7 Ivanovic
On Tuesday, June 2, ESPN’s coverage of the French Open continues with two men’s and two women’s quarterfinal matches, with ESPN2 presenting live and same-day action at 1 p.m. The day’s play is highlighted by an all-Swiss matchup of No. 2 seed Roger Federer and 8 Stan Wawrinka. Also, No. 5 Kei Nishikori plays No. 14 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, a favorite of the fans in Paris. On the women’s side, 2008 champion No. 7 Ana Ivanovic faces No. 19 Elina Svitolina and No. 13 Lucie Safarova plays No. 21 Garbine Muguruza.
On ESPN3, action begins at 8 a.m. featuring the Federer/Wawrinka and Safarova/Muguruza matches.
Looking ahead to Wednesday’s men’s quarterfinals, nine-time champion Rafael Nadal will face top-seeded Novak Djokovic – seeking to complete a career Grand Slam with a win on the red clay of Roland Garros. It will be their 44th meeting, the most of any rivalry in the Open Era (Nadal leads 23-20, 14-5 on clay, and 6-0 at the French Open). The other quarterfinal has No. 3 Andy Murray vs. No. 7 David Ferrer.
That day’s women’s quarterfinals is highlighted by top-seeded Serena Williams in her quest for her 20th Major championship facing No. 17 Sara Errani, the finalist in 2012. The other quarterfinal in the top half of the draw has two very big surprises: No. 23 seed Timea Bacsinszky of Switzerland will square off against Alison Van Uytvanck of Belgium. Neither player has before reached the quarterfinal stage of a Major event.
- ESPN2 will air live quarterfinals Wednesday, June 3, at 8 a.m. (ESPN3 begins at 5 a.m.)
- ESPN will then conclude its coverage of the French Open with the women’s semifinals live on ESPN2 on Thursday, June 4, at 9 a.m. (ESPN3 begins at 5 a.m.)
Chris Fowler leads the ESPN tennis team in Paris, with Darren Cahill, seven-time French Open champ Chrissie Evert, Major Joe Fernandez, Brad Gilbert and Patrick McEnroe.
Overall, for the second Major of the tennis year, ESPN2 will present 50 hours on television with nearly 300 more via ESPN3’s presentation of up to seven courts on the days ESPN2 is on the air.
French Open 2015 on ESPN2 & ESPN2 HD
| Date | Time (ET) | Event | |
| Tue, June 2 | 1 – 5 p.m. | QuarterfinalsNo. 2 Federer vs. No. 8 Wawrinka
No. 5 Nishikori vs. No. 14 Tsonga No. 7 Ivanovic vs. No. 19 Svitolina No. 13 Safarova vs. No. 21 Muguruza |
Live & Same-day action |
| Wed, June 3 | 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. | QuarterfinalsNo. 1 Djokovic vs. No. 6 Nadal
No. 3 Murray vs. No. 7 Ferrer No. 1 S.Williams vs. No. 17 Errani No. 23 Bacsinszky vs. Van Uytvanck |
Live |
| Thur, June 4 | 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. | Women’s Semifinals | Live |
French Open 2015 on ESPN3
| Date | Time (ET) | Event | |
| Tue, June 2 | 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. | QuarterfinalsNo. 2 Federer vs. No. 8 Wawrinka
No. 5 Nishikori vs. No. 14 Tsonga No. 7 Ivanovic vs. No. 19 Svitolina No. 13 Safarova vs. No. 21 Muguruza |
Live |
| Wed, June 3 | 5 a.m. – 1 p.m. | QuarterfinalsNo. 1 Djokovic vs. No. 6 Nadal
No. 3 Murray vs. No. 7 Ferrer No. 1 S.Williams vs. No. 17 Errani No. 23 Bacsinszky vs. Van Uytvanck |
Live |
| Thur, June 4 | 5 a.m. – 1 p.m. | Men’s Doubles SemisWomen’s Semifinals | Live |
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