With the result, the athlete is just behind Rafael Nadal in number of triumphs in Parisian clay; The Spanish, owner of incredible 14 titles in Roland Garros, adds 112 wins
With the result, Djokovic is just behind Rafael Nadal in number of triumphs in Parisian clay. The Spaniard, owner of incredible 14 titles in Roland Garros, has 112 wins, a record in any of the four Grand Slam tournaments. In the general account, involving all competitions at this level, Swiss Roger Federer appears second and third overall, with 105 wimbedon wins and 102 on the Australian open. Djokovic occupies the fourth place.
At 38, the Serbian athlete became the eldest to reach the quarterfinals of Roland Garros from Hungarian István Gulyás, who was 39 years old by reaching this phase in 1971. Djokovic advanced Wednesdays for the 16th consecutive year – Soma 19 overall in the French tournament. In general, he is the record holder, with 62 quarterfinals in the curriculum, against 58 of Federer and 47 of Nadal.
Current number six in the world, Djokovic has been gaining confidence with each match in this edition of Roland Garros. Against Norrie, Serbian presented one of his best performances. He wrote down 26 winning balls, against 22 of British rival. And he made fewer unprecedented errors: 28 to 32. In the Wednesdays, he will face Alexander Zverev, against which he has a positive record in the circuit. Djokovic adds eight wins against five from German. This year, they faced each other in the Australian Open Semifinal. The Serb has abandoned at the end of the first set due to physical problems.
It was also with a withdrawal that Zverev advanced this Monday in Paris. Dutch Tallon Griekspoor abandoned the match on the second set, when the German led the scoring 6/4 and 3/0.
Bia Haddad falls in pairs
Earlier, he said goodbye to the French Grand Slam after being eliminated in the double -key debut, the Brazilian tennis player fell in the round of 16 in the female pairs. She and the German Laura Siegemund were defeated by the Italian Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini by 2-0, with 6/4 and 6/3 partials.
With the elimination, Bia will now turn his attention now to the short grass season, which will culminate in Wimbledon from the end of the month. The female doubles key still has Luisa Stefani, which forms partnership with the Hungarian Timea Babos. They are also in the round of 16.
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