French Open 2017 Schedule: Replay TV Coverage, Live Stream for Friday's Draw

The French Open has moved to the third round, and early action Friday saw fourth-seeded Garbine Muguruza move on and get past Yulia Putintseva with a 7-5, 6-2 victory on the Philippe-Chatrier Court.

Muguruza appears to have as good a chance as any of the women in the tournament since top-seeded Angelique Kerber was eliminated in the first round.

The reigning champion had some issues establishing her game in the first set, as she had a difficult time shaking Putintseva, but it was her ability to win the key points while receiving her opponent's serve that made the difference in this match.

Muguruza was successful on seven of eight break points, and that has allowed her to move on to the fourth round. She had difficulties with her second serve and unforced errors, though.

The Spaniard won just seven points while making her second serve, while Putintseva took 16 of those points. Muguruza was playing an aggressive game throughout the match, and she made 26 unforced errors as a result.

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On the men's side, fourth-seeded Rafael Nadal was in magnificent form as he rolled to a 6-0, 6-1, 6-0 runaway over Nikoloz Basilashvili in the third round. The victory was his most dominant ever at Roland Garros.

Nadal has served notice that he may be the player to beat in Paris, since this is a tournament that he has won nine times.

The left-handed Spaniard was clearly motivated from the start to make quick work of his opponent. He lashed 27 winners during the three sets, compared to just five from his opponent.

Nadal was also quite effective on his second serve, as he was successful on 19 of 24 opportunities. His opponent won just five of 17 points on his second serve. 

In addition to Nadal's runaway, 20th-seeded Pablo Carreno Busta scored a minor upset with his 7-5, 6-3, 6-4 victory over 11th-seeded Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria. 

Carreno Busta used his accuracy and efficiency to get by the powerful Dimitrov. Carreno Busta did not have a single ace in the match, but he showed off his ability to get to shots all over the court and return them with regularity.

He won 44 points on Dimitrov's serves, and he was also charged with just 28 unforced errors. Dimitrov won 33 points on Carreno Busta's second serve and made 44 unforced errors as he was unable to harness his power.

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Venus Williams and Novak Djokovic are among the top players scheduled to be in action in Day 6 of the tournament.

The 10th-seeded Williams has been successful in her first two matches with little trouble, and she is scheduled to face Elise Mertens of Belgium in the final match of the day on the Philippe-Chatrier Court.

Williams has had her issues at Roland Garros over the years, and she has never won this tournament even though she has been competing in it since 1997. She got to the fourth round last year, and she has never been further than the quarterfinals.

The American may have extra inspiration this year as she is carrying the Williams' family flag, since younger sister Serena is sitting out the French Open as a result of her pregnancy.

Djokovic, the second seed behind Andy Murray, is scheduled to face Diego Schwartzman of Argentina. Teh Serb rolled to a 6-1, 6-4, 6-3 victory over Joao Sousa in the second round, and he hopes to build off of a performance that saw him win 41 of 51 points on his first serve.

The Djoker's ability to hit his ground strokes with power and attack from anywhere on the court was the huge difference in that match, since he hit 34 winners compared to his opponent's 15.

The unseeded Schwartzman was a straight-set winner over Stefano Napolitano in the second round, and he will try to challenge Nadal with his ability to come to the net and take control. Schwartzman won 13 of 15 points when he came to the net in his second-round match.

Match stats courtesy of RolandGarros.com unless otherwise noted.