The first day of quarterfinals action at the 2012 French Open was a wild one. Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer, two of the world's best players, faced elimination multiple times and needed five sets to win their matches. With those two waiting in the semifinals it is time to determine their opponents.
Maria Sharapova has been on fire lately and has cruised to this point in the tournament, but she will get a tough battle from Kaia Kanepi on Wednesday. Here is the rest of the schedule for Wednesday, along with where you can find the matches televised.
Matches & Start Times: The first matches will begin at 5 a.m. and carry on throughout the day.
Men's:
Rafael Nadal vs. Nicolas Almagro, 7 a.m. MST
Andy Murray vs. David Ferrer, 7 a.m. MST
Women's:
Maria Sharapova vs. Kaia Kanepi, 5 a.m. MST
Petra Kvitova vs. Yaroslava Shvedova, 5 a.m. MST
TV Schedule: You can find all of Wednesday's action live on ESPN2 and ESPN2 HD.
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