Novak Djokovic confronted rather a difficult test throughout his fourth spherical match at the French Open up on Monday.
The World No. 1 defeated No. 23 Francisco Cerúndolo right after staying down 2–1 sets in a 5-set thriller, 6–1, 5–7, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3. The match lasted 4 hours and 39 minutes.
Djokovic was close to shedding the match in the fourth set as Cerúndolo held a 4–2 guide. The 24-time Grand Slam winner arrived back to tie 4–4, then finally won the established. This momentum propelled him to victory in the final established.
With this earn, Djokovic also built tennis background by surpassing Roger Federer for the most Grand Slam match wins in record.
Back again to back five established victories! 💥 @DjokerNole fights previous Francisco Cerundolo 6-1, 5-7, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 to achieve the last 8 in Paris. #RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/iEeB1e9mRO
— Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) June 3, 2024
Monday’s fourth spherical match was reminiscent of Djokovic’s 3rd round match, which he also received in 5 sets. Djokovic gained the initially established vs. Lorenzo Musetti, then dropped the subsequent two prior to successful the closing two sets. It’s been a lengthy week for Djokovic on the courtroom, to say the least.
The fourth round gain did not appear with no other road blocks, too. The 37-calendar year-outdated appeared to injure his knee in the next established, which triggered him to plead for the grounds crew to sweep the court extra typically. The umpire denied his ask for.
The reigning French Open winner now awaits the winner of the match among Casper Ruud and Taylor Fritz.
