Topic: Roberto Bautista Agut

The 2020 NBA Finals, the French Open and the Preakness Stakes pack the weekend sports schedule with plenty of action from the top athletes in the world.

Novak Djokovic and Australian Open women's champion Sofia Kenin were among the top players to advance with second-round wins Thursday at the French Open. No. 2 Karolina Pliskova suffered a second-round upset in Paris.

Serena Williams, Rafael Nadal, Dominic Thiem and Elina Svitolina all advanced while Daniil Medvedev, Gael Monfils and Madison Keys were upset in the opening round of the 2020 French Open.

Serena Williams and Sloane Stephens will meet in the third round of the U.S. Open after both players posted dominant wins Thursday in Queens, N.Y.

Australian Open champ Sofia Kenin and Dominic Thiem were the top respective women's and men's seeds to advance, while Venus Williams lost her first-round match at the 2020 U.S. Open on Tuesday in Queens, N.Y.

Serena Williams started her latest attempt to win a 24th Grand Slam singles title with a win over Kristie Ahn in the first round of the U.S. Open on Tuesday at Arthur Ashe Stadium.

Men's and women's top seeds Novak Djokovic and Karolina Pliskova each claimed straight-set wins in their first round matches at the 2020 U.S. Open, while American teen phenom Coco Gauff lost early at the Grand Slam.

The 2020 U.S. Open will lack a bit of star power because some tennis greats have opted out of the Grand Slam over COVID-19 concerns. But the tournament draw still reveals several potential elite clashes.

American teen tennis phenom Cori "Coco" Gauff advanced to the third round of the Australian Open Wednesday by beating Sorana Cirstea of Romania in three sets in Melbourne.

Americans Cori "Coco" Gauff and Venus Williams highlight first-round matchups at the 2020 Australian Open, following the draw for the tennis Grand Slam in Melbourne.