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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.

Most Men's Singles Grand Slam Match Wins

Player	W-L	Titles
Novak Djokovic	369-49	24
Roger Federer	369-60	20
Rafael Nadal	314-43	22
Jimmy Connors	233-49	8
Andre Agassi	224-53	8

 

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.

 

Most Grand Slam Match Wins in Men's Singles

 

 

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.