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2021 French Open: What to Watch on Monday

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The defending champions Iga Swiatek and Rafael Nadal look to extend their dominance through the round of 16.
How to watch: 5 a.m. to 3 p.m. Eastern time on the Tennis Channel and 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Peacock; streaming on the Tennis Channel+ and Peacock apps. For the first time in the Open Era, three Italian men are through to the round of 16 in the same Grand Slam event. Two will face matches against Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, while one — Matteo Berrettini — lucked out when his opponent, the 20-time Grand Slam tournament champion Roger Federer, withdrew from the tournament on Sunday. Because of the number of matches cycling through courts, the times for individual matchups are estimates and may fluctuate based on when earlier play is completed. All times are Eastern Standard. Court Phillipe-Chatrier| 3 p.m. Iga Swiatek, the defending champion, has not lost a set at the French Open since her loss in Paris in 2019. In the third round, Anett Kontaveit pushed her to a tiebreak, the closest any player has come in the past few years. For her troubles, Swiatek rewarded Kontaveit with a 6-0 sweep in the second set, as if to provide a lesson to future challengers demonstrating what happens if you push her. On the way to her first round of 16 appearance, Marta Kostyuk, ranked No.81, upset the 12th seed Garbine Muguruza in the first round. The 18-year-old Kostyuk has already been a fixture on the WTA Tour for a couple of years. This match between Kostyuk and Swiatek will offer a first look at the dynamic play these two phenoms are capable of generating. Court Phillipe-Chatrier | 11 a.m. Rafael Nadal has won 32 straight matches at the French Open, going back to his 2017 campaign.

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