Three to See, Day 6: Muguruza continues title defense at French Open

Tennis Channel previews Day 6 at Roland Garros:

Each day of the tournament, we'll preview and predict three must-see matches at the French Open.

These two Roland Garros lovers will kick off play on Chatrier on Friday. We all remember that Muguruza beat Serena Williams in the French Open final last year, but Putintseva was also up a set on Serena in the quarters. Muguruza, who has a significant size and power advantage over Putintseva, won their only meeting, last year in Beijing.

Winner: Muguruza

How much emotion does Johnson have in him? The American, mourning the death of his father even as he plays, has expended a lifetime’s worth in his first two wins. But he has also played exceptionally well, throwing caution to the wind and letting the ball rip from his forehand side. If Johnson does that again, this could be a must-see baseline battle. Thiem won their only previous match, three years ago in Nice, and he has grander plans in Paris.

Winner: Thiem

These hard hitters will face off in the early afternoon on Lenglen. Mladenovic is a Frenchwoman with designs on the title, while Rogers is a budding and unlikely French Open specialist from South Carolina; she made the quarters here last year. The crowd will be behind Kiki, but will that fire her up or make her freeze in her tracks? Mladenovic is ranked 19th and Rogers is 48th, but the American won their only meeting, last year in New Haven.

Winner: Rogers

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