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French Open 2017 LIVE: Djokovic in danger.

Hello and welcome to live coverage of the second round of the French Open 2017. Rafael Nadal won in three sets 6-0, 6-1, 6-0 against Basiliashvili, and Garbine Muguruza in two sets, 7-5, 6-2 against Putintseva.

Novak Djokovic is now facing the Argentinian Diego Schwartzman.

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16:25 Game and set Schwartzman! He is leading two sets to one, 7-5, 3-6, 6-3. Djokovic is in danger… Schwartzman is one set away from a victory in this match. An elimination of the 2 seed in the third round would be an earthquake here in Paris.

16:22 Nole is once again struggling against the really talented Schwartzman. The Argentinian player is close to win the second set as he is leading 5-3.

16:08 Djokovic stays at the contact of Schwartzman, 3-3 in the second set.

15:57 Lucas Pouille just broke Albert Ramos Vinolas. The Frenchman is pushed by all the fans in this second set where he is leading 2-0.

15:48 In the match opposing Djokovic to Schwartzman, the Djoker took away the second set 6-3. There is one set all in this match.

15:47 First set Ramos Vinolas (19) against Lucas Pouille (16). The Spaniard won 6-2.

15:18 Game set and match Dominic Thiem. The Austrian player, the 6 seed of the tournament, easily won in three sets: 6-1, 7-6, 6-3.

15:03 Novak Djokovic just lost the first set, 5-7 against the Argentinian Schwartzman. The Serbian will have to react in the second set.

14:46: Game, set and match Mladenovic! She came back well in the third set and won it 8 games to 6. After more than 2:45 hours on the court, she will advance to the fourth round.

14:38 6-6 between Mladenovic and Rogers. Mladenovic has three break points to lead 7-6!

14:27 Mladenovic is on a roll! She won 10 points in a row and has three opportunities to come back at 5-5… and she converts it. 5-5 in the last set between Mladenovic and Rogers.

14:24 Dominic Thiem claimed the second set against Johnson. The Austrian is leading two sets zero, 6-1, 7-6.

14:22 Break Mladenovic! The French player comes back at 4-5, and she will serve the next game, to join Rogers at 5-5. Mladenovic keeps encouraging herself, yelling “forza” after every point won.

UPDATE: We can hear the thunders around Roland Garros, there will probably be some rain this afternoon above Paris.

14:16 Mladenovic is in danger, she is trailing 5-2 in the third set.

13:58 In difficulty in the third after being broken by Rogers, Mladenovic (13) breaks the American player and stays alive in this match. 2-1 for Rogers in this third and last set.

13:51 Game set and match Stosur (23). The Australian beat Mattek-Sands in two sets, 6-2, 6-2.

13:45 Game set and match Nadal (4). El Matador cruises through the tournament, as he still didn’t lose one set since the beginning of the tournament. Seeking his tenth title at Roland Garros, Nadal won 6-0, 6-1, 6-0 in 1h30.

13:41 5-0 in the third set for Nadal. The Spaniard is serving for the match.

13:36 Rogers claimed the second set 6-4 t against Kristina Mladenovic. There will be a third and final set.

13:20 Dominic Thiem leads against Johnson, 6-1 in the first set.

13:16 Samantha Stosur (23) claimed the first set against Bethanie Mattek-Sands, 6-2.

13:06 Game and set Nadal (4). 6-1 in the second set for the King of Clay. He is leading two sets nothing against Basiliashvili.

12:52 First set Mladenovic. On her home ground, the French player raised her game level to break Rogers and to win 7-5. She is leading one set zero.

12:50 El Matador is literally smashing his opponent as the Georgian did not win a single game in this match. 6-0 and 3-0 for Nadal(4) so far.

12:41 Already one set zero for Nadal (4) against Basiliashvili, in less than 30 minutes: 6-0.

12:40 This is the end for Grigor Dimitrov. The Bulgarian is already out of the French Open 2017. Carreno Busta beat him in three sets, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4.

12:36 Kristina Mladenovic is struggling against the American Shelby Rogers. The French player, who is the 13 seed of Roland Garros, is on the edge of being broken on each of her serving game.

12:28 Rafael Nadal (4) started his match. The Spaniard, who is already leading 3-0, is facing Basilashvili.

12:24 Bautista Agut will play the fourth round. He won in three sets against Vesely 6-3, 6-4, 6-3.

12:12 Milos Raonic (5) just won against Guillermo Garcia-Lopez. Garcia-Lopez abandoned after he lost the first set 1-6.

12:02 It is getting complicated for Grigor Dimitrov (11). The Bulgarian lost the second set 3-6 against Carreno Busta (20). Dimitrov is losing two sets zero.

11:56 Bautista Agut (17) claimed the second set 6-4. He is leading two sets zero against Vesely: 6-3, 6-4.

11:50 Muguruza just qualified for the fourth round in two sets 7-5, 6-2.

11:30 Muguruza (4) is cruising in the second set. She leads 3-0 against the Kazakh player Putintseva.

11:29 Ostapenko won the second set 6-4, and the match (6-1, 6-4) between herself and Tsurenko.

11:25 David Goffin (10) just abandoned. The Belgian player was hurting too much and was not able to go back on the court. Zeballos won the match.

11:15 Carreno Busta (20) just claimed the first set against Grigor Dimitrov (11), 7-5.

11:05 Int the game opposing Goffin to Zeballos, the Belgian player hurt his ankle. Goffin was running to catch the ball and his ankle hit the tarpaulin at the back of the court. He is taken care of by the doctor of the tournament.

11:03 Muguruza won the first set 7-5 against Putintseva.

11:01 Bautista Agut (17) claimed the first set against Vesely, 6-3.

10:58 In the game opposing Muguruza to Putintseva, the Spanish player is leading 6-5 and she will serve for the set.

10:39 On the men’s side, Dimitrov (11) is leading 4-1 in the first set against Carreno Busta (20), while Goffin (10) is leading 3-2 against the Argentinian Zeballos.

10:34 Still on the women’s side, in the game opposing Ostapenko to Tsurenko, Ostapenko leads one set zero: 6-1.

10:25 Putintseva leads 3-1 against Muguruza, who is the 4 seed in the tournament on the women’s’ side.