PARIS -- Rafael Nadals path to a record-extending ninth French Open title could take him through a series of matches against the men who beat him on clay this season. Scarpe Basket Kyrie Irving In Vendita . The top-seeded Nadal was drawn Friday to possibly face No. 21 Nicolas Almagro in the fourth round, then No. 5 David Ferrer in the quarterfinals. "Those are opponents that know how to play well on clay," Nadal said. "But its never easy." The other mens quarterfinal matchups could be No. 2 Novak Djokovic vs. No. 8 Milos Raonic, No. 3 Stan Wawrinka vs. No. 7 Andy Murray, and No. 4 Roger Federer vs. No. 6 Tomas Berdych. The possible womens quarterfinals are No. 1 Serena Williams vs. No. 7 Maria Sharapova in what would be a rematch of last years final won by Williams, No. 2 Li Na vs. No. 6 Jelena Jankovic, No. 3 Agnieszka Radwanska vs. No. 8 Angelique Kerber, and No. 4 Simona Halep vs. No. 5 Petra Kvitova. Ferrer, who lost to Nadal in the 2013 final at Roland Garros, upset him in the Monte Carlo quarterfinals last month. Almagro ended Nadals 41-match winning streak in Barcelona by beating him in the quarterfinals there a week later. Those defeats were both in best-of-three-set matches. The French Open, like all Grand Slam tournaments, uses a best-of-five format for men, and Nadal was asked Friday whether that gives him an advantage on clay. "I give my most every point, every game, every set. Whether its (best of) three or five, if you want to win, you have to play well," he said. Nadal has three losses on clay in a season for the first time since 2004, when he was only 17 and had yet to play a match at the French Open. He was beaten in the Rome final last weekend by Djokovic; they only could meet in the final in Paris. Djokovic has won the pairs last four meetings, but Nadal is 5-0 head-to-head at the French Open, including victories in the 2012 final and 2013 semifinals. Djokovic, a six-time major champion who needs a French Open title to complete a career Grand Slam, and Federer, owner of a record 17 major titles, were drawn to meet in the semifinals. Nadal, who stands third among men with 13 Grand Slam trophies, could meet Australian Open champion Wawrinka in the semifinals. Nadal is 59-1 for his career at the French Open, with four titles in a row in 2005-08 and again in 2010-13. Williams won the clay-court Grand Slam tournament in 2002, beating her older sister Venus in the final, then waited 11 years before adding a second French Open trophy in 2013. The Williams sisters were drawn Friday to face each other in the third round, which would be their earliest meeting at a Grand Slam tournament since their very first matchup, in the second round of the 1998 Australian Open. Venus is seeded 29th at the French Open. Shes won seven Grand Slam singles titles, 10 fewer than Serena, who holds a 14-10 edge in head-to-head matches. 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The Lightning visited the Penguins last Monday as part of a five-game road trip and lost a 4-2 decision despite Pittsburgh playing without captain Sidney Crosby due to the mumps. But the Pens got goals from four different skaters and Marc-Andre Fleury posted 28 saves as Pittsburgh defeated Tampa Bay for the 10th time in a row. The Lightning have not beaten the Penguins since Nov. 17, 2011 and have lost the past four at home in this series. Bolts goaltender Ben Bishop suffered a lower-body injury and exited that game versus the Penguins early. He has missed all three games Tampa Bay has played since, but is nearing a return. Lightning head coach Jon Cooper, though, listed his goaltender as doubtful to questionable for tonight even tough Bishop wants to play after practicing Monday. Hes just getting back, Cooper told his teams website. He, by his own account, is not 100 percent, so if thats going to leave a little bit of doubt, then well see where hes at (Tuesday). Rookie Andrei Vasilevskiy has started twice in the three games Bishop has missed and could start again tonight. He made 23 saves on 24 shots faced to win his NHL debut last Tuesday versus Philadelphia, then turned aside 45 shots in a 3-1 loss to the New York Islanders on Saturday. Vasilevskiy was in position to secure his first career shutout, but instead allowed a pair of goals just 12 seconds apart late in the third period, and the Islanders tacked on an empty-net goal. Brett Connolly had the lone goal for the Lightning, who went 1-3-1 on their roadd trip and have lost six of their past eight overall. Kd Scarpe Basket Scontate. We know we havent played our best on this road trip, Connolly said. There are no excuses. Defenseman Jason Garrison suffered an undisclosed injury versus the Islanders and is doubtful for tonight. The Penguins look to rebound tonight after having a three-game winning streak snapped with last nights shootout loss to Florida. The Pens beat a visiting Panthers team on Saturday to begin a home-and-home set, but Floridas Aleksander Barkov had the deciding tally in a seven-round shootout on Monday. After Simon Despres had his chance deflected away by Roberto Luongo to open the final round, Barkov faked a move from forehand-to-backhand up the middle and casually flipped a shot past Fleury. Patric Hornqvist, Nick Spaling and Evgeni Malkin lit the lamp for the Penguins, and Fleury stopped 34 shots. We didnt get a lot of shots through, Crosby said. Pittsburgh continues to be short-handed due to injury and illness. Forwards Beau Bennett, Pascal Dupuis, Zach Sill and Scott Wilson, and defensemen Robert Bortuzzo, Christian Ehrhoff, Paul Martin and Olli Maatta are all out with injury. Forward Blake Comeau, meanwhile, left last nights game in the third period due to injury. Also, the Penguins sent forwards Brandon Sutter and Steve Downie along with backup goaltender Thomas Greiss back to Pittsburgh to be tested for the mumps. Pittsburgh recalled goaltender Jeff Zatkoff from the American Hockey League, but with the club off until Saturday following this contest due to the Christmas break, Fleury could start again tonight. Fleury is 16-10-3 lifetime versus Tampa Bay with a 2.38 goals against average and .912 save percentage. ' ' '