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Day 6: Saturday, 31 May

CHATRIER 11:00 AM Start

1. Women's Singles - 3rd Rnd. Paola Suarez (ARG)[30] vs. Kim Clijsters (BEL)[2]
2. Women's Singles - 3rd Rnd. Lindsay Davenport (USA)[6] vs. Nathalie Dechy (FRA)[25]
3. Men's Singles - 3rd Rnd. Arnaud Clement (FRA)[32] vs. Nicolas Coutelot (FRA)
4. Men's Singles - 3rd Rnd. Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP)[3] vs. Tim Henman (GBR)[25]

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Day Six Preview By FFT

In Saturday's blockbuster line-up, three-time champ Gustavo Kuerten takes on No21 seed Gaston Gaudio, while 2002 finalist Juan Carlos Ferrero meets British hope Tim Henman. In women's action, sixth seed Lindsay Davenport faces French challenger, No25 seed Nathalie Dechy, who will be attempting to make it into the second week at Roland-Garros for the first time in her career.

After five days of non-stop sunshine, the first drops of rain are expected for Saturday. It remains to be seen whether the storm clouds gather around the tournament favorites though, most of whom made hay while the sun has shone. In the men's tournament, for example, twelve of the sixteen survivors are seeds.

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Few would give Great Britain's lone hope Tim Henman much of a chance against clay maestro Juan Carlos Ferrero. The Brit is a classic exponent of the serve-volley game, and seems to have fully recovered from a shoulder injury. But critics may attribute his smooth run to the third round to a favorable draw. Henman's grass court game is fundamentally unsuited to clay, and he has never gone beyond this stage in Paris, but he nonetheless insists he has a chance against the bookies' favorite. "I'm looking forward to the game", he says, "I intend to go out there and have fun". Quite how much fun he will have should be apparent very early on.