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French Open 2019: Novak Djokovic becomes first player to reach 10-straight French Open quarterfinals

Novak Djokovic registered an easy victory over Jen-Lennard Struff of Germany to reach the quarterfinals at Roland Garros.

Reported by: AP Paris Published on: June 03, 2019 18:41 IST
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Novak Djokovic registered an easy victory over Jen-Lennard Struff of Germany to reach the quarterfinals at Roland Garros.

Novak Djokovic has become the first man to reach the French Open quarterfinals 10 years in a row.

Even Rafael Nadal never accomplished that.

Djokovic moved into the round of eight with a 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 victory over 45th-ranked Jan-Lennard Struff of Germany, saving the only break point he faced and compiling 31 winners to only 12 unforced errors.

The top-seeded Djokovic is bidding for a fourth consecutive Grand Slam title and his second trophy at Roland Garros, where he won the championship in 2016.

Djokovic hasn't dropped a set through four matches this year. But he also has not faced a seeded player yet.

His quarterfinal opponent will be No. 5 Alexander Zverev or No. 9 Fabio Fognini.

Kei Nishikori, meanwhile, also reached the quarterfinal of the tournament. The Japanese tennis star completed a five-set win over two days to reach the French Open quarterfinals.

The seventh-seeded Nishikori overcame strong resistance from local favorite Benoit Paire to win 6-2, 6-7 (8), 6-2, 6-7 (8), 7-5.

Their fourth-round match had been suspended by darkness on Sunday, with Nishikori leading two sets to one.

Paire saved two match points in the fourth-set tiebreaker to level at two sets apiece and led 5-3 in the decider but was ultimately undone by his own mistakes. The Frenchman finished with 79 unforced errors.

Nishikori broke back with a backhand winner and made the decisive break in the 11th game, sealing the match on his next service game when Paire sent a forehand return into the 

Nishikori will next face defending champion Rafael Nadal in the last eight.

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