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French Open day 10: Rain continues to affect play as Novak Djokovic struggles
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1:42 PM EDT, Tue May 31, 2016
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Novak Djokovic took matters into his own hands prior to his rain-affected match against Roberto Bautista-Agut, as the weather continued to disrupt play at the French Open.
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Once play commenced, the world No. 1 didn't have it all his own way against the Spaniard, losing the first set 6-3.
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Djokovic was able to find a response to the world No. 16's powerful hitting in the second set, clinching it 6-4. The Serb went on to lead 4-1 in the third set, before rain yet again put a halt to the contest.
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The biggest shock of the day came when world No. 2 Agnieszka Radwanska was eliminated by Tsvetana Pironkova, who comes in 100 places below the Pole in the world rankings.
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The Bulgarian had to come from a set down in another rain-disrupted match to advance to the quarterfinals.
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Australian Samantha Stosur, finalist at Roland Garros in 2010, beat sixth seed Simona Halep in straight sets to progress to the quarterfinals.
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David Goffin finds himself 3-0 down in the first set of his match against Latvian Ernests Gulbis. The No. 12 seed was angered at having to continue playing in the rain, before the match was eventually suspended.
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Dominic Thiem's match against Marcel Granollers is locked at one set-all with the No. 13 seed taking the first set 6-2, before his Spanish opponent claimed the second on a tiebreak and the inevitable deluge ensued to bring the match to a halt. Play was canceled at about 7 p.m. local time.