French Open 2017 Day 6 results LIVE: All scores as Novak Djokovic and Rafa Nadal progress
NOVAK DJOKOVIC and Rafael Nadal both made it through to fourth round of the French Open today although the Spaniard was more convincing than his Serbian rival.
Day 6 of the French Open 2017 will see Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal in action
After five days of glorious sunshine in Paris, rain was expected this afternoon but it did not disrupt play.
Yesterday, top seed Andy Murray had continued his progress through the draw although not without having to work for it as Slovakian Martin Klizan took the first set off the world No1.
However, the Scot recovered to win in four sets but the match took more than three-and-a-half hours, a fate Nadal avoided but Djokovic could not.
The Spaniard smashed Nikoloz Basilashvili in the first ever meeting between the two players, losing just one game in the process.
Djokovic by contrast was pushed all the way Diego Schwartzman, twice coming from a set down to win 6-1 in the decider.
French Open 2017 results Day 6 - men's singles
19-Albert Ramos (Spain) beat 16-Lucas Pouille (France) 6-2 3-6 5-7 6-2 6-1
2-Novak Djokovic (Serbia) beat Diego Schwartzman (Argentina) 5-7 6-3 3-6 6-1 6-1
6-Dominic Thiem (Austria) beat 25-Steve Johnson (U.S.) 6-1 7-6(4) 6-3
4-Rafa Nadal (Spain) beat Nikoloz Basilashvili (Georgia) 6-0 6-1 6-0
20-Pablo Carreno (Spain) beat 11-Grigor Dimitrov (Bulgaria) 7-5 6-3 6-4
17-Roberto Bautista-Agut (Spain) beat Jiri Vesely (Czech Republic) 6-3 6-4 6-3
Horacio Zeballos (Argentina) beat 10-David Goffin (Belgium) 4-5 (Goffin retired)
5-Milos Raonic (Canada) beat Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (Spain) 6-1 1-0 (Garcia-Lopez retired)
French Open 2017 results Day 6 - women's singles
30-Timea Bacsinszky (Switzerland) beat Ons Jabeur (Tunisia) 6-2 6-2
10-Venus Williams (U.S.) beat Elise Mertens (Belgium) 6-3 6-1
8-Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia) beat 32-Zhang Shuai (China) 7-6(5) 4-6 7-5
13-Kristina Mladenovic (France) beat Shelby Rogers (U.S.) 7-5 4-6 8-6
23-Samantha Stosur (Australia) beat Bethanie Mattek-Sands (U.S.) 6-2 6-2
4-Garbine Muguruza Blanco (Spain) beat 27-Yulia Putintseva (Kazakhstan) 7-5 6-2
Jelena Ostapenko (Latvia) beat Lesia Tsurenko (Ukraine) 6-1 6-4
French Open 2017 Day 6 schedule (show courts only)
Court Philippe Chatrier (play starts at 10am BST)
4-Garbine Muguruza (Spain) v 27-Yulia Putintseva (Kazakhstan)
Nikoloz Basilashvili (Georgia) v 4-Rafael Nadal (Spain)
Diego Schwartzman (Argentina) v 2-Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
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10-Venus Williams (United States) v Elise Mertens (Belgium)
Court Suzanne Lenglen
Horacio Zeballos (Argentina) v 10-David Goffin (Belgium)
Shelby Rogers (United States) v 13-Kristina Mladenovic (France)
16-Lucas Pouille (France) v 19-Albert Ramos-Vinolas (Spain)
11-Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark) v Catherine Bellis (United States)
Court One
20-Pablo Carreno Busta (Spain) v 11-Grigor Dimitrov (Bulgaria)
6-Dominic Thiem (Austria) v 25-Steve Johnson (United States)
32-Shuai Zhang (China) vs 8-Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia)
30-Timea Bacsinszky (Switzerland) v Ons Jabeur (Tunisia)