French Open 2017: Sunday Schedule and Predictions for Roland Garros Bracket

Sunday sees four quarter-final places go up for grabs at the 2017 French Open, with the likes of Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal both taking to the court to try to reach the last eight.

Nadal—fresh off the back of an impressive 3-0 victory over Nikoloz Basilashvili—will be taking on world No. 18 Roberto Bautista-Agut at Roland Garros and looking to continue his phenomenal form on the clay.

Nadal has won a record nine French Open titles during his illustrious career but hasn't lifted the famous trophy since back in 2014. A victory on Sunday would put the Spaniard on course for a quarter-final clash with Milos Raonic, who takes on Pablo Carreno-Busta on Day 8.

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Djokovic's mission to defend his title continues with a showdown against Albert Ramos-Vinolas, while Dominic Thiem takes on Horacio Zeballos.

Here are predictions for the round-of-16 ties taking place on Sunday, following the completion of the delayed round-of-32 encounters:

Match (Prediction)

Milos Raonic vs. Pablo Carreno-Busta (Raonic 3-1)

Roberto Bautista-Agut vs. Rafael Nadal (Nadal 3-0)

Albert Ramos-Vinolas vs. Novak Djokovic (Djokovic 3-2)

Dominic Thiem vs. Horacio Zeballos (Thiem 3-0)

Djokovic Looking to Bounce Back

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World No. 2 Djokovic booking his place in the last 16 of the French Open is nothing new, but he comes into Sunday's tie with a point to prove.

The reigning champion needed five sets to dispose of unseeded Argentinian Diego Schwartzman in the third round and looked incredibly shaky at times. Still, at 2-1 down, he turned on the style and rattled off straight sets, 6-1, 6-1.

His opponent Ramos, meanwhile, has looked very strong throughout the tournament and is something of an expert on the French Open surface.

According to journalist Reem Abulleil, Ramos has won more matches on clay than any player on tour this season and looks a real force:

During his five-set thriller with Lucas Pouille in the last round, the Spaniard not only showed his prowess on the clay but also his ability to come back from the brink—winning the final two sets in style and booking his meeting with Djokovic.

Even so, the Serbian is very much a different animal and isn't one to cave under pressure. He even insisted after his third-round scare that going the distance will help him in future games—via BBC Sport:

"Playing a five-setter at this stage is good. I enjoyed playing, really, even though of course at times I was not playing my best, especially for first three sets, but fourth and fifth sets went completely my way."

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He'll need to be at his best to see off the challenge of Ramos before facing a showdown with Thiem in the last eight.

It's all set up for a very exciting day at Roland Garros on Sunday. Nadal is still looking like the man to beat on clay and is getting back to his best, while the likes of Raonic and Thiem can't be ruled out just yet.