Serena unfazed by possibility of playing every day leading up to final

It’s been a rough week-and-a-half in Paris.

Matches have been suspended due to darkness. Rain delays have consistently postponed play. Agnieszka Radwanska and Simona Halep, two of the biggest stars in the sport, publicly criticized the tournament.

Yep, it’s been a bit of a nightmare for French Open tournament officials.

With all of the scheduling issues caused by darkness and rain, many of the players remaining in the draw will have to play on consecutive days leading up to the final. This is rather uncommon, as players generally take the court every other day at Grand Slams.

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The intensified rate of play doesn’t bother Serena Williams, who advanced to the quarterfinals at Roland Garros on Wednesday with a dominant 6-1, 6-1 win over 18th seed Elina Svitolina in just over an hour.

“It’s something you just get used to,” the world No. 1 told reporters, according to the Associated Press. “In Miami and Indian Wells you just play every day.”

Serena’s older sister, whose turn-back-the-clock run ended on Wednesday with a 6-2, 6-4 loss in the fourth round to eighth-seeded Timea Bacsinszky, agreed.

“Oh, back to back is fine,” the soon-to-be 36-year-old said, according to the AP. “But two matches in one day, especially if the rest of the draw isn’t doing it, I don’t think that’s a good idea.”

Tomas Berdych, who notched an impressive straight-sets win over 11th-seeded David Ferrer on Wednesday, didn’t exactly seem thrilled about the prospect of not having any off days as he continues his pursuit of his first Grand Slam title.

But the veteran seemed to fully understand the situation as officials attempt to make the best out of a bad situation.

“There is nothing else that you can do,” the Czech said. “We have to take it as it is.”

Serena is scheduled to play unseeded Yulia Putintseva in the quarterfinals on Thursday. Berdych will take on top-seeded Novak Djokovic for a spot in the semifinals.