Roland Garros will see its quarter-final lineup reach completion on Monday as the likes of Novak Djokovic and defending champion Rafael Nadal bid to book their places in the last eight of the 2015 French Open.Monday's slate of top-tier matchups sawRoger Federerprovide an early burst of excitement thanks to his win overGael Monfils,a match that was halted by adverse weather over the weekend.That encounter was just one of several intriguing matches on Monday, not the least of which were the meetings of Andy Murray and Jeremy Chardy and Maria Sharapova vs. Lucie Safarova.To ensure there's not a moment missed, we provide all the crucial viewing information along with replay details for those unable to catch the French Open in real time.Live Stream: ITV Player (UK),Tennis Channel Live(US)Video Replay: Eurosport (8 p.m. GMT)WatchESPNAndy Murray vs. Jeremy ChardyThis year has seen Murray break new ground fighting on clay, and the Scot faced Chardy on Monday intent on continuing his bid for what could be his first French Open final.It's the second time these two have clashed in the space of a month after Murray handed Chardy a straight-sets defeat at the Rome Masters, beating the Frenchman 6-4, 6-3 in Italy.There was added drama in the Roland Garros collision, however, after Chardy criticised Murray's decision to retire from the tournament after that win, citing fatigue as his reasoning behind the decision.Murray was quoted by Sky Sports responding to Chardy's comments this week, defending his choice to withdraw from the Rome Masters before looking to claim back-to-back wins over Monday's opponent:I was extremely tired. I obviously wanted to try to compete as best I could that week but the more time I spent in the event, I realised I felt very tired.The evening that I played the match against Chardy, I woke up the next day feeling pretty tired. I had a bad practice before my match with (his next opponent) David Goffin and it was like, maybe I would have been able to get through a couple more matches but I would have to then take more time off and the French Open starts on Sunday.It was a tough decision, but at the time it felt like the right one.Murray will have assuredly placed the Grand Slam at Roland Garros above that of the prizes at hand in the Italian capital, but one can sympathise with the frustrated Chardy, as he missed out on another chance of silverware.The off-court tension promised an extra subplot to what was already an extremely important clash in the French capital.Maria Sharapova vs. Lucie SafarovaLucie Safarova showed her credentials as a dark-horse contender for this year's French Open title on Monday after claiming a straight-sets win over defending champion Maria Sharapova.The Czech underdog followed up a tiebreak victory in the first set with a far more conclusive 6-4 win in the second, leaving ESPN's Brad Gilbert to detail the shocking result at Roland Garros:The French crowd perhaps shouldn't have been surprised at the high level of competition between the pair, as tennis writer Chris Goldsmith pointed out the excitement of their previous clash in April 2014:According to Matchstat, Safarova had only beaten Sharapova once in their six meetings prior to Monday, which happened to be the first time they faced one another since all the way back in 2010 at the Madrid Masters.Safarova came into this year's French Open seeded 13th and looking to make a statement against big opposition, as attested to bySports Illustrated:Monday's match was also the fourth consecutive time Sharapova and Safarova have required at least one tiebreak set, and none of their previous three encounters had been decided by straight-set scorelines.The challenge of No. 21 seed Garbine Muguruza awaits Safarova in the quarter-finals, presenting an ideal opportunity to advance into the last four, where she would face either Ana Ivanovic or Elina Svitolina.
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