French Open 2012: Nadal, Sharapova Advance To Quarters, Li Na Knocked Out

French Open TV Schedule 2012: Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer In Action On Tuesday

The 2012 French Open enters the quarterfinals Tuesday and, unsurprisingly, things are getting more exciting at Roland Garros. Four of the top 10 men's players who entered the major will match up Tuesday morning in France.

Top-ranked Novak Djokovic will take on one of the local favorites in French native Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. Tsonga, from Le Mans, advanced to the meeting with Djokovic following a five-set victory over Stanislas Wawrinka on Monday. Djokovic's journey to the quarterfinals wasn't easy, either, as it took him five sets to dispatch Andreas Seppi.

Roger Federer is also scheduled to play his quarterfinal match Tuesday morning, taking on Juan Martin del Potro in a battle of the third seed taking on the nine seed.

Both men's quarterfinal matches are scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. ET. The Tennis Channel has coverage from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesday before things switch over to ESPN2 until 7 p.m.

On the women's side of the bracket, sixth-seeded Samantha Stosur will take on Dominika Cibulkova in one of the quarterfinal matchups scheduled for Tuesday while 10-seeded Angelique Kerber will try to avoid an upset from 21-seeded Sara Errani, who has already upended Ana Ivanovic earlier in the tournament.

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French Open Results: Defending Champion Li Na Knocked Out By Qualifier

A not-so-well-known player from Kazakhstan knocked out an oh-so-well-known Grand Slam defending champion Monday.

Yaroslava Shvedova eliminated 2011 French Open champion Li Na. Shvedova is ranked No. 142 in the world. She is a qualifier in this year's Roland Garros.

The defending champion came into the tournament as the No. 6 seed. On Monday, she took the opening set, but was only able to win two of the next fourteen games. Li Na was knocked from the fourth round of play in three sets, 3-6, 6-2, 6-0.

Want to play a little by the numbers?

41 - unforced errors by Li Na

2 - Grand Slam doubles titles won by Shvedova

0 - Grand Slam singles titles won by Shvedova

4 - the number of rounds Li Na has made it to in every Grand Slam since she raised the Suzanne Lenglen Cup in 2011.

From Yahoo! UK:

"Nothing happened," Li Na told reporters. "I just tried to play ball back into the court, but I couldn't. ... Right now, I want totally relax the mind and body. I think I didn't play bad in the claycourt season. I need some time to recover. I'm not machine."

French Open Results: Andy Murray Comes Back To Beat Richard Gasquet

Andy Murray defeated France's Richard Gasquet, 1-6, 6-4, 6-1, 6-2, on Monday to fill out the men's draw for the quarterfinals at the 2012 French Open. Murray was broken twice in the first set, during which he committed 12 unforced errors. He roared back to win three straight sets in impressive fashion. He will face No. 6 David Ferrer for a spot in the semifinals at Roland Garros.

Murray had a near identical match against Jarkko Nieminen in the second round of the Open. He fell 1-6 in the first set in that match, too, before showing the impeccable form he is known for. On Monday, Murray committed just 17 more unforced errors over the next three sets, and won 96 of the remaining 157 points. Murray also kept Gasquet off balance with his serve, notching eight aces.

The top six seeds from the the men's draw have all managed to make their way among the final eight players at Roland Garros, as well as No. 9 Juan Martin Del Potro and No. 12 Nicolas Amalgro.

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French Open Results: Rafael Nadal Dominates To Reach Quarterfinals

Rafael Nadal advanced to the quarterfinals at the 2012 French Open with a dominant 6-2, 6-0, 6-0, win over No. 13 Juan Monaco on Monday.

French Open Results: Maria Sharapova Picks Up Impressive Win, Jo-Wilfriend Tsonga Stays Alive

The 2012 French Open is in the fourth round; predictably, the action at Roland Garros is heating up already on Monday morning (in America). Halfway through Monday's action, Maria Sharapova has already picked up an impressive win on the women's side while fifth-ranked Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was able to alive in the men's bracket.

Sharapova, the second-ranked woman entering this year's French Open, looked as though she was on her way to dispatching Klara Zakopalova in straight sets on Monday. The Czechoslovakian native was able to win a second round tiebreaker 7-6 (7-5), before Sharapova re-staked her dominance with a 6-2 victory in the third set to advance to the quarterfinals.

On the men's side of the bracket, Tsonga lasted through a five-set marathon against Stanislas Wawrinka after winning the first two sets of the match. It won't get any easier for the victor, as Tsonga is set to face top-ranked Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals.

Other early winners on Monday included Nicolas Almagro and David Ferrer advancing in straight sets while Juan Martin del Potro needed a fourth set to upset No. 7 Tomas Berdych in a match that began on Sunday.

There are still a few high-profile athletes left to take the courts on Monday, too -- Rafael Nadal will play Juan Monaco and Andy Murray will face Richard Gasquet on the men's side. On the women's side, No. 4 Petra Kvitova is still waiting to play Varvara Lepchenko.

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French Open TV Schedule 2012: Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray To Play Monday

The men's draw in the 2012 French Open will start to take shape on Monday, as Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray will all be playing for a chance to make the quarterfinals.

Tsonga will conclude his match against Stanislaw Wawrinka from Sunday, with the hard-hitting Frenchman beginning Monday up 4-2 in the fifth set.

Murray will have to overcome a partisan crowd, as he faces France's Richard Gasquet at 11:00 AM local time on the Court Philippe Chartier.

Nadal, meanwhile, is not expected to be challenged by Argentina's Juan Monaco. Their match will begin at 11:00 AM local time on Court Suzanne Lenglen.

ESPN2 will have live coverage of the French Open from 6-10 AM EST, with the Tennis Channel taking over coverage for the rest of the day.

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