PARIS — The nearly 15,000 tennis fans holding a ticket for Court Philippe Chatrier on Monday should consider themselves particularly fortunate.
There's quite a lineup, with Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova — owners of a combined 49 Grand Slam singles titles — all scheduled to play in the French Open's fourth round.
Defending champion Sharapova and 13th-seeded Lucie Safarova start things off with a match postponed entirely Sunday after a rain delay of about 2 1/2 hours disrupted action.
Next up are Federer and 13th-seeded Gael Monfils, the entertainer-at-heart from France, who will pick things up at a set apiece after being halted Sunday night because of fading light.