FrenchOpen25 : Djokovic , Sinner sail through to 4th round , Zverev advances

 


Novak Djokovic is in fine form at the French Open. After winning his second-round match in straight sets, he repeated the feat in the third round, comfortably defeating world No. 153, Austria’s Filip Misolic, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2. Djokovic wrapped up the match in just 2 hours and 9 minutes, equaling one of his own records in the process.

This victory marked Djokovic’s 99th win at Roland Garros, leaving him just one step away from a “century” of wins on the iconic clay courts. If he beats Great Britain’s Cameron Norrie in the fourth round, he will reach that milestone. Djokovic has a perfect record against Norrie, having won all five of their previous encounters. Only one player has more wins at the French Open than Djokovic: Rafael Nadal, who has an astonishing 112 wins out of 116 matches, along with 14 French Open titles.

On the Philippe-Chatrier court, Misolic was unable to challenge Djokovic. The Serbian ace did not drop his own serve even once, while breaking Misolic’s serve four times. Misolic ultimately fell to Djokovic’s superior experience. With this win, Djokovic has now reached the fourth round at Roland Garros for 16 consecutive years.

Since winning Olympic gold in Paris last year, Djokovic has not added another Grand Slam title to his name. He is currently chasing his 25th Grand Slam trophy. So far in this tournament, he has not lost a single set. Like top seed Jannik Sinner, Djokovic has been dispatching his opponents with authority, setting up a potential blockbuster semifinal between the two stars — a clash the tennis world is eagerly awaiting.

Jannik Sinner, meanwhile, remains unstoppable. The men’s top seed cruised into the fourth round with another straight-sets victory, dropping just three games. Sinner, along with Alexander Zverev, secured easy wins.

In his third-round match, Sinner defeated Czech player Jiri Lehecka 6-0, 6-1, 6-2 in just 90 minutes. Lehecka had no answers against the Italian, who has yet to drop a set in three rounds at Roland Garros. With this win, Sinner extended his Grand Slam match-winning streak to 17 — the most among players born after 1990.

Sinner dropped only nine points on serve throughout the match. Against Lehecka, he fired 30 winners and committed just nine unforced errors. He has now won 64 consecutive matches against players ranked outside the top 20. In the fourth round, Sinner will face Andrey Rublev, who advanced after receiving a walkover when Arthur Fils withdrew due to injury.

Germany’s Alexander Zverev, the third seed, also delivered a commanding performance in the fourth round, winning in straight sets against Flavio Cobolli (6-2, 7-6, 6-1). Apart from the second-set tiebreak, Zverev faced little trouble. He fired eight aces, earned 15 break-point opportunities, and converted six of them. Cobolli did manage to break Zverev’s serve twice, pushing the second set to a tiebreaker, but Zverev ultimately prevailed. He will now face the Netherlands’ Tallon Griekspoor in the fourth round.


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