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Djokovic.
Serbian continues to aspire to be the world's top player
following Roland Garros
Novak Djokovic has made a remarkable comeback at Roland
Garros to inflict even more misery on young Italian Lorenzo Musetti and to keep
his ambitions alive of being the world's top seed at the end of the French
Open.
After throwing away a set chance for a two-set lead, the
37-year-old Djokovic found himself down two sets to one against a player who
was 15 years younger and seemed to have fresher legs at around 1:45 a.m.
However, the Serbian went into lockdown mode from the
baseline and won in four hours, 7-5, 6-7(6), 2-6, 6-3, 6-0. The Serbian had
returned earlier from back from two sets behind to deny Musetti a shocking
upset in the Roland Garros fourth round in 2021.
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and 29 minutes. The tournament's previous record-breaking
end time of 1:25 a.m. was shattered when the third-round match concluded at
3:08 a.m. and 29 minutes. The tournament's previous record-breaking end time of
1:25 a.m. was shattered when the third-round match concluded at 3:08 a.m.
He was up two sets to one as the free-swinging player broke
through to take a 4-1 lead in the second set and a tie-break set point. Musetti
rode the enthusiasm of the crowd and his own self-assurance to what looked to
be his greatest triumph.
After taking the lead in the fourth set, Djokovic seemed to
regain energy and finished the match in an apparently stronger state than when
he started. A worn-out Musetti was able to unleash a constant barrage of
unintentional errors after he had performed so brilliantly for the first three
sets because he had locked down from the baseline as well.
According to Infosys Stats, Musetti won 13 out of 17 rallies
of five to eight strokes in the third set. However, in the last two
sets competition. The second seed If Jannik Sinner makes it to the final, he
will undoubtedly become the 29th player in history (since 1973) to climb to the
top.
With Musetti's magnificent one-handed backhand holding its
own against Djokovic's famed double-hander for the better part of four sets,
the match was electrifying throughout the majority of the journey. A constant
barrage of drop shots from both players resulted in slanted cat-and-mouse plays
at the net.
Grigor Dimitrov and Zizou Bergs' match was rescheduled from
an outdoor court to the Court Philippe-Chatrier roof after 10:30 p.m. because
it needed to be finished on Saturday, with the winner to play his fourth-round
match on Sunday.
From the start of the encounter, Djokovic was in control.
With his 369th Grand Slam victory, Djokovic has now tied
Roger Federer for the most major tournament victories.
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In their Lexus ATP Head2Head series, Djokovic is now 5-1 vs
Musetti. Musetti upset the Serbian in 2023 at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters on
clay.
Next up for Djokovic is 23-seeded Francisco Cerundolo of
Argentina, who has made it to the fourth round for the second year in a row. To
have a chance of staying atop the PIF ATP Rankings at the end of the
tournament, the three-time and defending Roland Garros champion needs to make
it to the championship match.
With his 369th Grand Slam victory, Djokovic has now tied Roger
Federer for the most major tournament victories.
Most Grand Slam Match Wins in Men's Singles
In that category, Djokovic overcame Musetti 23–15, turning
the tables on him.
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