HIGHLIGHTS-Tennis-French Open day four
PARIS, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Highlights of the fourth day at the French Open, the final Grand Slam tournament of the year, on Wednesday (all times GMT):
1410 NADAL CRUISES INTO THIRD ROUND
Rafa Nadal continued his bid for a 20th major to equal Roger Federer's all-time record by swatting aside unseeded American Mackenzie McDonald 6-1 6-0 6-3.
Another crown in Paris will make the Spaniard the first player in the Open era to win 13 singles titles at any Tour-level event.
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1225 WAWRINKA SEES OFF KOEPFER, ISNER CRASHES
Swiss 16th seed Stan Wawrinka suffered a mid-match blip before dismissing German Dominik Koepfer 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-1.
John Isner, who had lost his previous two matches against fellow Americans at the majors, was beaten by compatriot Sebastian Korda 6-4 6-4 2-6 6-4.
1137 TENTH SEED AZARENKA DUMPED OUT BY SCHMIEDLOVA
Unseeded Slovakian Anna Karolina Schmiedlova, ranked 161 in the world, eased past U.S. Open runner-up Victoria Azarenka 6-2 6-2 in their first meeting to book her spot in the third round.
1048 SVITOLINA SURVIVES ZARAZUA SCARE
Third seed Elina Svitolina, who lifted the Strasbourg title on Saturday, was handed a bagel in the second set of her match against Mexico's Renata Zarazua but regained focus to claim a 6-3 0-6 6-2 win and reach the third round.
1016 SERENA WILLIAMS WITHDRAWS FROM FRENCH OPEN
Serena Williams's French Open campaign ended after she withdrew from her second-round match against Tsvetana Pironkova due to an Achilles injury.
"I really wanted to give an effort here. I'm struggling to walk so that's a tell-tale sign that I should try to recover," she told reporters.
0909 PLAY UNDER WAY AT ROLAND GARROS
Third seed Elina Svitolina began her second-round match against unseeded Mexican Renata Zarazua under the retractable roof on Court Philippe Chatrier.
Play on the outside courts began after a short delay due to rain, with showers forecast throughout the day.
Men's defending champion Rafa Nadal faces American Mackenzie McDonald later in the day. (Reporting by Arvind Sriram and Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru Editing by Christian Radnedge)
