Rafael Nadal labels French Open schedule 'a joke'

Rafael Nadal described the French Open scheduling as "unfair" and "a joke" after he completed his second-round match on day six of the tournament.

The seven-time champion beat Martin Klizan 4-6 6-3 6-3 6-3 on Court Suzanne Lenglen in a match held over from Thursday because of rain.

But Nadal was unhappy that his third-round opponent, Fabio Fognini, benefited from a day off on Friday having been scheduled earlier on Thursday and completed his match against Lukas Rosol.

"I think everybody knows in this room that the schedule of yesterday was wrong," said Nadal. "That's the real thing.

"I don't want to keep talking, because it seems like I am the bad guy saying that, but that's the real thing, and everybody here knows that's not right."