PARIS — Novak Djokovic’s fourth-round match at the French Open finally got started, albeit under a light drizzle, remnants of heavier rain that wiped out an entire day of play and caused a delay of more than an hour to today’s proceedings.

The top-seeded Djokovic, seeking to win a fourth consecutive major title and complete a career Grand Slam, was facing 14th-seeded Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain at a nearly empty Court Philippe Chatrier, where the handful of spectators huddled under umbrellas.

And there was time for only one set to be finished — Bautista Agut took it 6-3 in 35 minutes by breaking Djokovic three times — before the drizzle grew heavier, causing play to be suspended.

Djokovic and Bautista Agut originally were supposed to face each other Monday, when there was a complete washout of a day at Roland Garros for the first time in 16 years.

Continuing showers today pushed back the start of play, but eventually the rain became lighter, the tarps came off and there was action all around the grounds. That included the resumption of a pair of fourth-round women’s matches that were suspended in progress Sunday night because of rain and didn’t get a chance to continue Monday: No. 2 Agienszka Radwanska vs. Tsvetana Pironkova, and No. 6 Simona Halep vs. No. 21 Sam Stosur.

Those matches were also suspended yet again after only about a half-hour of play today. Radwanska and Pironkova were even at a set apiece when action was halted; Stosur was leading Halep 7-6 (0), 3-2.

With a backlog of suspended or postponed matches, organizers were hoping to be able to make progress today and avoid the possibility of needing to push back the end of the tournament.

The women’s singles final is supposed to be Saturday, with the men’s singles final on Sunday.