Rafael Nadal's dominance at Roland Garros continued on Saturday during third-round action at the French Open. Nadal advanced with a straight-sets victory, defeating Argentinian Eduardo Schwank 6-1, 6-3, 6-4. The No. 2-ranked Spaniard had little trouble against Schwank as he improved to 48-1 in French Open play.
Matching Nadal was Andy Murray, who advanced to the round of 16 for the fourth straight year. Murray defeated Santiago Giraldo 6-3, 6-4, 6-4. Murray hit a few bumps during the second set but he was clearly the superior player. It was an impressive performance as Giraldo did not present much of a challenge, and it's a nice way for Murray to put the injury-plagued drama from his second-round win behind him.
On the women's side, Maria Sharapova advanced with a 6-2, 6-1 defeat of Peng Shuai. The Russian has been in top form this week at Roland Garros, dropping only five games in her three matches. She's still looking for her first French Open title, however, and will now play Klara Zakopalova in the round of 16. In a bit of an upset, Caroline Wozniacki was bounced by Kaia Kanepi in a roller coaster match. Wozniacki battled from a 1-6, 1-5 deficit to even the match with a 7-6 second set win. But Kanepi jumped out to another 5-1 lead in the third set and finished off the match with a 6-3 win.
You can see a full French Open scoreboard at SI.com.
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