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Novak Djokovic battles past Lorenzo Musetti in 3am finish at French Open

Novak Djokovic keeps his French Open title defense going by getting past Lorenzo Musetti in 5 sets

PARIS — Novak Djokovic’s French Open title defense — and his hold on the No. That’s why, a week ago, Djokovic assessed his mindset when arriving in Paris with a 14-6 record this year: “Low expectations and high hopes.” Those words also might have described Djokovic’s thoughts entering the fourth set against Musetti, who never has been past the fourth …

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French Open 2023: Karen Khachanov Beats Lorenzo Sonego, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Ousts Elise Mertens

Russian 11th seed Karen Khachanov reached the French Open quarter-finals for the second time on Sunday with a four-set win over Lorenzo Sonego of Italy, setting up a potential clash with Novak Djokovic. It was just like the last match and I won that anyway.” Two-time champion and 22-time Grand Slam title winner Djokovic was facing Juan Pablo Varillas of …

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Rafael Nadal apologised to defeated Wimbledon opponent Lorenzo Sonego after a testy exchange in the closing stages of their third-round clash on Saturday. Second seed Nadal, the champion in 2008 and 2010, reached the fourth round for the 10th time with a 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 win. Nadal has already won the Australian Open and French Open in 2022 and is …

French Open 2021 Review: Djokovic climbs Mt Everest, Krejcikova does the double, Nadal still King

A look back at the two weeks of French Open which crowned Novak Djokovic and Barbora Krejcikova as the men’s and women’s champions. Djokovic climbs Mount Everest “Probably the best 40 hours I’ve ever head,” said Novak Djokovic after beating Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-7, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 in the final on Sunday. By winning both singles and doubles titles, Krejcikova …

French Open 2021: Rafael Nadal eases past Jannik Sinner, Novak Djokovic survives scare against Lorenzo Musetti

Third seed Nadal downed 19-year-old Sinner 7-5, 6-3, 6-0 and goes on to face 10th-seeded Diego Schwartzman of Argentina who he defeated in the semi-finals last year. Paris: Rafael Nadal reached the French Open quarter-finals for the 15th time on Monday with a straight-sets win over Italy’s Jannik Sinner to stay on course for a 14th Roland Garros title and …

French Open 2021 Day 9 HIGHLIGHTS: Djokovic, Nadal Through to Quarters; Gauff Creates History

French Open 2021 Day 9 Highlights: Rafael Nadal reached the French Open quarter-finals for the 15th time on Monday with a straight sets win over Italy’s Jannik Sinner. Barbora Krejcikova reached the quarterfinals of a major tournament for the first time by routing 2018 French Open runner-up Sloane Stephens 6-2, 6-0. French Open Day 9 results in brief: Men Novak …

French Open 2021, Day 9 Preview: Jannik Sinner vs Rafael Nadal and Lorenzo Musetti vs Novak Djokovic

Italian teenagers Jannik Sinner and Lorenzo Musetti will lead the next generation’s charge at the French Open on Monday when they get a crack at serial winners Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic respectively, in the round of 16. Sinner, Next Gen champion in 2019, made his Grand Slam breakthrough with a run to last year’s quarter-finals at Roland Garros and …

French Open 2021: Novak Djokovic expects Lorenzo Musetti 'to play tennis of his life' in clash

Djokovic and Nadal, who will be facing each other for the 57th time, last played in the 2020 French Open final which the Spaniard won in straight sets. Rome: World number one Novak Djokovic on Saturday battled past Italian Lorenzo Sonego to set up a clash with nine-time winner Rafael Nadal for the sixth time in the Italian Open final. …