French Open 2013: Best Matchups to Track During Tuesday's Action

Through two days of action at the 2013 French Open, Tuesday marks the end of Round 1 for the men's and women's singles events.

Top contenders such as Serena Williams, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Maria Sharapova have advanced. So, what's that leave for Day 3's matchups?

Well, it's reasonable to expect Novak Djokovic to dominate. As the No. 1 seed, the Serbian won't have any issues against David Goffin, who ranks No. 58 in the ATP.

Let's instead redirect our attention to better matchups, with Round 1's festivities closing out.

Note: View full schedule of Tuesday's action courtesy of the Roland Garros' official website.

Marion Bartoli vs. Olga Govortsova

Marion Bartoli enters ranked No. 13 in the WTA, but receives a tough first-round draw in Olga Govortsova of Belarus.

Govortsova is obviously not a top contender; however, she has fought impressively when facing elite players. Despite losses to higher-ranked athletes in Shuai Peng, Julia Goerges, Sloane Stephens and Petra Kvitova, Govortsova took each to the third set.

Bartoli on the other hand, has struggled versus better competition of late. With losses to Peng in Oeiras, Ekaterina Makarova in Madrid and then a one-and-done in Strasbourg to Camila Giorgi, Bartoli hardly has any momentum.

If anything, expect Govortsova's size advantage at 6' to play a role. Bartoli must serve well to force errors and/or get her opposition immediately out of position to limit volleys. Failing to do so will simply allow Govortsova to return consistently and extend the match's length.

Jelena Jankovic vs. Daniela Hantuchova

Jelena Jankovic has a favorable draw to at least reach Round 4 and potentially further. As the No. 18 seed, though, the Serbian's opening round match against Slovakia's Daniela Hantuchova is no easy task.

Hantuchova has played rather inconsistent leading into Roland Garros, but sports key victories over Kvitova, Stephens (each in Madrid), Maria Kirilenko (Fed Cup) and Sara Errani (Brisbane). A tough three-set loss also came versus Errani in Qatar.

Jankovic's resume in comparison to the Slovak's is impressive as well.

She swept Na Li in straight sets during the Rome Masters and did the same to Samantha Stosur in Stuttgart. Unfortunately Jankovic has been similar with erratic play, as evidenced by first match exits in Madrid, Indian Wells and Qatar.

The disparity edge here will be serving. Each are capable of returning well to lengthen volleys and get into break-point position. Therefore, minimizing double-faults and forcing errors on the non-server will prevent the opportunity of break points.

Florian Mayer vs. Denis Istomin

Germany's Florian Mayer is capable of challenging the elite players. This was proven after losing 7-6 (11-7) and 7-6 (7-3) to Andy Murray in Madrid.

Any time a lower ranked athlete virtually matches a guy such as Murray in that fashion is simply impressive. The flip side of that, however, is Florian's disappointing losses to Grega Zemlja in Miami and James Blake in Memphis. Although each were on hard court, these were first-match tournament exits.

His Round 1 French Open opponent, Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan, has faced strong competition and holds two wins over John Isner this year. Much like Mayer, though, Istomin flopped in winnable matches against Ricardas Berankis (Nice), Gastao Elias (Oeiras) and Dmitry Tursunov (Barcelona).

As for winning this duel, Mayer will need to find dominance in his serve. Istomin is solid defensively and will capitalize if provided with multiple opportunities. In addition, the victor here has strong odds of reaching Round 4, as Richard Gasquet is not an overbearing force on clay.