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French Open glance: Serena, Nadal back on court on Day 5
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French Open glance: Serena, Nadal back on court on Day 5

Published May. 30, 2018 5:22 p.m. ET

PARIS (AP) A quick look at the French Open:

LOOKAHEAD TO THURSDAY

Top-ranked Rafael Nadal is back on court as he resumes his bid for a record-extending 11th title at the French Open against Guido Pella in the second round. After a straight-sets win in her first Grand Slam match following maternity leave, Serena Williams faces a tougher test on center court against 17th-seeded Ash Barty of Australia in another second-round match. Serena won their previous encounter, but that was in a completely different context four years ago at the Australian Open. Two-time winner Maria Sharapova is also in action against Donna Vekic of Croatia. The Russian has never lost a second-round match in Paris.

THURSDAY'S FORECAST

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Sunny spells with a risk of storms. High of 74 degrees (23 Celsius).

WEDNESDAY'S WEATHER

Sunny. High of 77 degrees (25 Celsius).

WEDNESDAY'S WINNERS

Seeded winners in the men's second round: No. 2 Alexander Zverev, No. 4 Grigor Dimitrov, No. 8 David Goffin, No. 10 Pablo Carreno Busta, No. 13 Roberto Bautista Agut, No. 19 Kei Nishikori, No. 20 Novak Djokovic, No. 26 Damir Dzumhur No. 30 Fernando Verdasco, No. 32 Gael Monfils.

Seeded winners in the women's first round: No. 1 Simona Halep.

Seeded winners in the women's second round: No. 2 Caroline Wozniacki, No. 4 Elina Svitolina, No. 8 Petra Kvitova, No. 10 Sloane Stephens, No. 13 Madison Keys, No. 14 Daria Kasatkina, No. 21 Naomi Osaka, No. 25 Anett Kontaveit, No. 26 Barbora Strycova, No. 31 Mihaela Buzarnescu.

WEDNESDAY'S LOSERS

Seeded losers in the men's first round: No. 17 Tomas Berdych.

Seeded losers in the men's second round: No. 12 Sam Querrey.

Seeded losers in the women's second round: No. 23 Carla Suarez Navarro, No. 32 Alize Cornet.

STAT OF THE DAY

25 - The number of points dropped by second-seeded Caroline Wozniacki in her 6-1, 6-0 win over Georgina Garcia Perez.

QUOTE OF THE DAY

''She's the greatest female athlete of all time, probably, and she keeps on coming back and inspiring everyone.'' - Djokovic, talking about Serena Williams.

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