French Open 2016 Schedule: Thursday Replay TV Coverage and Live-Stream Guide
After a damp start to the second week, the 2016 French Open is gathering momentum as the business end of the tournament takes shape.
Thursday sees the final phase of the quarter-finals get underway at Roland Garros, with top seeds Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams looking to book their places in the last four of this year's French fanfare.
Andy Murray and Stanislas Wawrinka became the first competitors to seal their semi-final spots on Wednesday, while Garbine Muguruza and Samantha Stosur replicated that feat in the women's competition.
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The best is yet to come in Paris, and you can read on for a breakdown of Thursday's replay coverage and live-stream schedule to ensure you don't miss a rally at Roland Garros.
For the full schedule, visit the tournament's official site.
| Novak Djokovic (SER)[1] | vs. | Tomas Berdych (CZE)[7] |
| Serena Williams (USA)[1] | vs. | Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) |
| Dominic Thiem (AUT)[13] | vs. | David Goffin (BEL)[12] |
| Kiki Bertens (NED) | vs. | Timea Bacsinszky (SUI)[8] |
Highlights of the day’s play will be on Eurosport 2 at 7 p.m. (BST) and can be watched via Eurosport Player (UK).
Action will be replayed on the Tennis Channel from 3 p.m. to 5 a.m. (ET) and can be streamed via Tennis Channel Everywhere (U.S.).
Murray Fighting the Odds in Wawrinka Showdown
Two of the tournament's top contenders will duel for the right to a final berth on Friday as Wawrinka seeks to prolong his title defence while Murray goes in search of his debut in a French Open finale.
The pair have met 15 times on the ATP World Tour, per the competition's official website. ESPN Tennis attested to the Swiss having taken the upper hand in their most recent meetings:
"Murray plays defending champ Wawrinka in semifinal. Murray leads head-to-head 8-7. Wawrinka has won last three and all three on clay.
— ESPNTennis (@ESPNTennis) June 1, 2016"
Murray can take heart in knowing his form on clay has seen major improvements so far this season, and his comeback victory over Richard Gasquet in the quarters was evidence of his newly discovered strengths.
However, the defending French Open champion is in good form, too, and after throttling Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-2, 6-1, 7-6 (7) on Wednesday, Wawrinka appeared pleased with his game:
Murray has never made the deciding match at Roland Garros, but neither had Wawrinka en route to upsetting world No. 1 Djokovic over four sets last year.
The Scot's win over Gasquet on Wednesday included a 6-0 drubbing in the third set, as shown by Eurosport UK:
Wawrinka last defeated Murray 7-6 (4), 6-4 at last year's ATP World Tour Finals, so he could perhaps be a slight favourite ahead of what is sure to be an exciting encounter.
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