The Serbian, world number one and first seed, advances after an epic battle with the Argentine. A match of great suffering for the 37-year-old, who after dominating the first set suffers from a problem with his right knee which requires physiotherapist treatment
Novak Djokovic he literally never dies. The Serbian, world number one and first seed, advances to the quarter-finals of Roland Garros 2024 after an epic 5 set battle with the Argentine Francisco Cerundolonumber 27 in the world and 23 in the seeding, defeated with a score of 6-1, 5-7, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 after 4 hours and 35 minutes of match.
The match
A very difficult match for the 37-year-old from Belgrade who, after dominating the first set, suffers from a problem with his right knee which requires physiotherapist treatment. He loses the second and third sets and goes down 4-2 in the 4th. At this point, however, he shows off the champion’s pride, refuses defeat and, thanks to some gratuitous errors from his opponent, gets back into the match, winning the 4th set with a break in the 12th game and making the decisive move at 3-3 at 5. ° winning the last three games. With this success he also avoids overtaking Jannik Sinner in first place in the ATP ranking. An overtaking that could only be postponed for a few days however because the South Tyrolean will only need to reach the final in Paris to become number 1 even if Djokovic confirms the title at Roland Garros.
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