Prime seed Novak Djokovic gained second five-set thriller in Paris. The defending champion edged previous twenty third seed Francisco Cerundolo recording a 6-1, 5-7, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 victory to advance into the Roland Garros quarter-finals on Monday.
The traditional between the Serbian and Argentine tennis gamers lasted 4 hours and 39 minutes.
Nole as soon as once more confirmed unbelievable resistance to earn a dramatic win.
The world no.1 appeared contemporary through the opening phases of the match, however he tweaked his knee at first of the second set and the problem impaired his motion within the second and third units. Nonetheless, he dug deep and refused to give up, thrilling the group on Courtroom Philippe-Chatrier. Djokovic discovered his greatest degree within the fifth set during which we noticed spactacular factors.
“Three or 4 instances I used to be factors away from dropping this match,” stated Novak. “He deserves applause, that’s for positive. I’m undecided how I gained this match.”
Match statistics: aces (6-3), double faults (2-2), winners (52-68), unforced errors (46-44), complete factors gained (171-158).
This 370th main win moved Djokovic to first place for essentially the most victories at Grand Slam degree.
In his fifteenth consecutive French Open quarters, Novak will play in opposition to both Casper Ruud (NOR, 7) or Taylor Fritz (USA, 12).
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