Novak Djokovic rallied back from two sets down against Italy's Lorenzo Musetti in a match that went on over four hours.
Serbia’s Novak Djokovic celebrates after winning against Italy’s Lorenzo Musetti at the end of their men’s singles match on Court Philippe-Chatrier on day seven of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros Complex in Paris on June 2, 2024. Picture: Emmanuel Dunand / AFP.
His four-hour 29-minute victory also allowed the 37-year-old world number one to equal Roger Federer’s record of 369 Grand Slam match wins.“I need to say congratulations to Lorenzo Musetti it’s a shame someone had to lose,” Djokovic said in his on-court TV interview.“He played an incredible match. He was very, very close to winning.”
He was 3-1 up in the second before he was pinned back in the seventh game while wasting a set point in the tie-breaker. World number four Zverev, who effectively ended Rafael Nadal’s Roland Garros career in the first round, also needed five sets to beat Tallon Griekspoor 3-6, 6-4, 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 .The 27-year-old German is playing under the shadow of an ongoing trial in Berlin over allegations of assaulting an ex-girlfriend.
Fifth seed Daniil Medvedev beat Tomas Machac 7-6 , 7-5, 1-6, 6-4 to reach the last 16 for the third time. Two-time Australian Open champion Sabalenka downed the Spaniard 7-5, 6-1 by winning 10 of the last 11 games.
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