( CNN ) -- Rafael Nadal lost a set for the second straight match at the French Open before recovering to beat another tall , free swinging opponent . But the seven-time champion 's 4-6 , 6-3 , 6-3 , 6-3 win over Martin Klizan of Slovakia took a backseat to Nadal 's post-match comments . He was n't happy with the scheduling of the second-round match and , unusually , criticized tournament organizers . `` I think everybody knows in this room that the schedule of yesterday was wrong , '' Nadal told reporters . Nadal was unable to start the match against Klizan on Thursday , as originally planned , because of bad weather . Nadal , though , was unhappy about being scheduled third on Court Suzanne Lenglen while his opponent in the third round , Italian Fabio Fognini , had an earlier start and completed his encounter Thursday . World No . 1 Novak Djokovic , in the same half as Nadal , also had a day off and Roger Federer advanced to the fourth round with a victory over Julien Benneteau . Nadal will have to play back-to-back days in the best-of-five set format , taking on Fognini on Saturday . `` I can not play third after men 's and girls when my possible opponent plays second after girls , '' Nadal , who lost the first set of his opener to Daniel Brands , said . `` That 's not fair . And today I was playing almost three hours on court , and my opponent was watching the TV in the locker room . `` So if you told me , 'That 's fair , ' I say , 'That 's not fair . ' The only thing that I can do is be positive , smile , and try to win my match and try to be ready for tomorrow . '' Nadal will take comfort in knowing that he beat Fognini , a talented right-hander and former French Open quarterfinalist , 6-1 , 6-3 earlier this month at the Rome Masters . Federer , after taking on two qualifiers in his opening two matches , swept past Benneteau 6-3 , 6-4 , 7-5 . Benneteau -- a winner over Federer this year and a five-set loser to the Swiss at Wimbledon last year -- was bothered by a leg injury . `` He beat me at Rotterdam this year and he was incredibly ready at Wimbledon , '' the 17-time Grand Slam winner said . ''But he was n't in the best of form today , and you could see that he was a bit hindered by the leg problem he 's had for the past couple of days . '' Federer will face another Frenchman in the round of 16 , Gilles Simon , although Gael Monfils ' tournament is over . The exciting Monfils , an upset winner over Tomas Berdych in the first round , blew four match points and fell to Tommy Robredo 2-6 , 6-7 ( 5 ) , 6-2 , 7-6 ( 3 ) , 6-2 . For former top-10 player Robredo , a Spaniard who has returned from injury , it marked his second consecutive comeback from two sets down . Serena Williams , again , did n't need to put in the same effort as Robredo . She dropped two games to Sorana Cirstea , lifting her total to six through three rounds . Maria Sharapova , the defending champion , completed a rain-delayed 6-2 , 6-4 win over Wimbledon junior champion Eugenie Bouchard .
Seven - time champion Rafael González loses a set in Paris for the second year in a row . Nadal will have to play on consecutive days after his second round match finished Friday . Roger Federer wins in straight sets against Canadian Julien Benneteau . Serena Williams continues to cruise , dropping two games against Alexandra Cirstea .