French Open 2019: Replay TV Schedule, Live Stream for Thursday's Draw

Serena Williams dominated Kurumi Nara 6-3, 6-2 on Thursday to move into the third round of the 2019 French Open and keep alive her chances of tying Margaret Court's all-time record of 24 major titles.

The No. 10 seed's next opponent will be Sofia Kenin, who advanced after second-round opponent Bianca Andreescu had to withdraw because of injury.

For the second match in a row, women's top seed Naomi Osaka dropped her opening set, before coming back to beat Victoria Azarenka 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 in dramatic fashion.

In the men's competition, Alexander Zverev booked his first straight-sets win of the tournament after beating Mikael Ymer 6-1 6-3, 7-6 (3).

Fourth seed Dominic Thiem edged Alexander Bublik 6-3, 6-7 (6), 6-3, 7-5 to also advance. His next opponent, Pablo Cuevas, led Kyle Edmund 7-6 (3), 6-3, 2-1 before the Briton's knee injury forced him to retire in Paris. 

Other seeds fell early on as No. 11 Aryna Sabalenka suffered a 6-4, 6-2 loss against Amanda Anisimova, and 16th seed Qiang Wang fell to Iga Swiatek 6-3, 6-0.

Men's Early Singles Results

Pablo Cuevas bt. (28) Kyle Edmund: 7-6 (3), 6-3, 2-1 (retired)

(4) Dominic Thiem bt. Alexander Bublik: 6-3, 6-7 (6), 6-3, 7-5

(5) Alexander Zverev bt. Mikael Ymer: 6-1 6-3, 7-6 (3)

Salvatore Caruso bt. (26) Gilles Simon: 6-1, 6-2, 6-4

(30) Dusan Lajovic bt. Elliot Benchetrit 6-3, 6-3, 6-4

Leonardo Mayer bt. (17) Diego Schwartzmann: 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-5

Women's Early Singles Results

Aliona Bolsova bt. Sorana Cirstea: 7-6 (5), 7-6 (3)

Amanda Anisimova bt. (11) Aryna Sabalenka: 6-4, 6-2

Iga Swiatek bt. (16) Qiang Wang: 6-3, 6-0

Sofia Kenin bt. (22) Bianca Andreescu: Walkover

(1) Naomi Osaka bt. Victoria Azarenka: 4-6, 7-5, 6-3

Ekaterina Alexandrova bt. Sam Stosur: 3-6, 6-1, 6-4

Katerina Siniakova bt. (29) Maria Sakkari: 7-6 (5), 6-7 (8), 6-3

(8) Ashleigh Barty bt. Danielle Collins: 7-5, 6-1

Irina-Camelia Begu bt. Karolina Muchova: 1-6, 6-3, 6-4

(10) Serena Williams bt. Kurumi Nara: 6-3, 6-2

(15) Belinda Bencic bt. Laura Siegemund: 4-6, 6-4, 6-4

Full fixtures and results can be found at the French Open's official website.

U.S. Replay Info

TV: Tennis Channel (3 p.m. ET, 11 p.m. ET and 1 a.m. ET on Friday)

Live Stream: Tennis Channel Everywhere

UK Replay Info

TV: Eurosport (8 p.m. BST, 10:30 p.m. BST) 

Live Stream: Eurosport Player (UK)

Serena Slams Nuri, Osaka Stages Another Revival

Thursday's shift was a simple one for Williams, who took little more than an hour to get off the court against Nara, despite committing 21 unforced errors.

The gulf in power was noticeable—Williams' average serve was 12 miles per hour faster than Nara's—though sportswriter Ben Rothenberg warned of a tougher test to come in compatriot Kenin: 

Osaka has deferred from taking the easy route during her matches thus far at Roland-Garros, recovering from 4-6, 2-4 down to force her way into the competition's third round for a second year running.

Azarenka got off to a much more confident start, but as was the case against Anna Karolina Schmiedlova in the first round, Osaka stood firm and sealed another morale-boosting win with gusto:

After winning both the U.S. Open and the Australian Open in the past nine months, Osaka has developed a taste for Grand Slams. Tennis writer Jose Morgado highlighted the elite company she shares following her latest major win: 

Katerina Siniakova will attempt to stop Osaka in her search for a 17th consecutive Grand Slam victory. She beat 29th seed Maria Sakkari 7-6 (5), 6-7 (8), 6-3 to also reach the French Open's third round for a second year in succession.

Not usually one to take the easy route at majors, Zverev got a straight-sets win on the board and looked confident throughout, losing his only break of the match at the very end to take the third set to a tiebreak.

More difficult opponents await, however, and journalist Eleanor Crooks noted he still has to prove doubters wrong:

Thiem suffered only two breaks of serve in his four-match battle against Bublik but was made to work hard for his ticket to the third round.

The Austrian fourth seed trailed 15-40 at 5-2 in the fourth set and saved two set points, going on to win five games in a row and end Bublik's challenge. The Kazakh contender boasts a reputation for having a tricky style of play, and Thiem felt every bit of it:

Leonardo Mayer toppled 17th seed Diego Schwartzman when they resumed their interrupted match from Wednesday. Mayer led his Argentinian compatriot 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 3-3 when play got back underway and landed a crucial break to end the fourth set with three consecutive game wins and advance.

Belinda Bencic and Laura Siegemund also picked up their clash from Wednesday, with the score poised at 4-6, 6-4, 4-4. No. 15 seed Bencic wasted little time in breaking her German foe before serving out for the win, and she'll take on 23rd seed Donna Vekic in the next stage.