Grand slam record winner Novak Djokovic went without trouble the step into the round of 16 of Roland Garros.
The 38-year-old Serb prevailed in his third round match on Saturday evening with 6: 3, 6: 4, 6: 2 against the qualifier Filip Misolic from Austria-at the latest in the possible quarter-finals against Alexander Zverev, the path of the Serbs to the 25th Grand Slam title of his career should then become significantly more difficult.
For the ninth time in a row, Djokovic, who had triumphed at the classic classic in 2016, 2021 and 2023, remained in a single in Paris without loss of sets – in the previous year he still had Olympic gold on the Paris sand. The evening game on the court Philippe Chatrier turned out to be a short test of patience for the “Djoker”, nine break balls fended off his 23-year-old opponent.
In the round of 16, Djokovic now meets the British Cameron Norrie, in the round of the best eight, Zverev is waiting for the world ranking sixth – provided that he prevails from the Netherlands in his game against the unsettled Tallon Griekspoor.