French Open 2015 Schedule: Replay TV Coverage, Live Stream for Thursday's Draw
The first few days of the 2015 French Open came and went without any significant upsets, but that's beginning to change drastically as star contenders continue to bite the dust in Thursday's second-round action.
Fifth-seeded Caroline Wozniacki was the first big name to fall on Thursday, continuing her Roland Garros woes by dropping a straight-sets affair to Germany's Julia Goerges. Top-seeded women's favorite Serena Williams nearly followed suit before pulling out a tough win against Anna-Lena Friedsam to advance on to Round 3.
While those matches are already in the books and play will only go until around 3 p.m. ET, you can catch all of Thursday's action on replay streaming or live at the following TV stations or sites.
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Thursday's French Open Schedule
| 5 a.m. - 10 a.m. | French Open second round | ESPN2 |
| 10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. | French Open second round | Tennis Channel |
Live Stream: Tennis Channel Live
Video Replay: WatchESPN
Late Matchup to Watch: No. 1 Novak Djokovic vs. Gilles Muller
Playing as the top seed in any tournament is obviously the coveted position, but it can cause problems as well. Novak Djokovic might be learning that again, as he watches the likes of Andy Murray, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal win their respective matches before he's even able to take the court.
With the other three members of the Big Four already having punched their tickets to Round 3, all that's left is Djokovic's Thursday-afternoon showdown with Gilles Muller.
On the surface, there's no reason to believe Djokovic will do anything other than dominate just like he did in the first round against Jarkko Nieminen. But Muller does have the career success to threaten Djokovic, climbing as high as 34th in the world rankings earlier this year.
The 33-year-old Muller has experience from a 2008 U.S. Open Quarterfinal to pull from, but he's facing an opponent with a wealth of experience himself who breezed past a similar foe in Nieminen to open play at Roland Garros, as he told the tournament's official Twitter account:
Just about every indication in this match leads to a lopsided victory for the top-seeded Serbian.
First things first, Djokovic hasn't lost in the last three years at Roland Garros to anyone not named Nadal. He's advanced all the way to the final in two of those three, with Nadal's clay-court expertise just getting the better of him.
From then on, Djokovic has been on fire, winning two of the last three Grand Slams. There's one he's missing, and it could come in Roland Garros over the coming weeks to complete his career Grand Slam.
As for Muller, history suggests his time at the French Open is running out. He already tied his best finish at Roland Garros just by getting past a five-set test from Paolo Lorenzi and into the second round. If he can't handle the 86th-ranked Italian without serious issue, it's hard to see him finding success against Djokovic.
However, that's why they play these matches, and if Grand Slam events—or even the results of the last few days—are any indication, unpredictability can bubble up when it's least expected.
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