Novak Djokovic reaches the 3rd round at Roland Garros

In the second Grand Slam tennis tournament of the season, the French Open (Roland Garros), the men’s world number 3 Novak Djokovic reached the third round.

The matches of the 2nd round played on the 4th day of the tournament held in the capital Paris have been completed.

At the tournament, Serbian Djokovic, the 2016 and 2021 champion, faced world number 83, Hungarian Marton Fucsovics. Djokovic, who prevailed 3-0 with partials of 7-6, 6-0 and 6-3 in the match, which lasted two hours and 44 minutes, became the rival of the Spanish Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (seed 29 ) in the third round.

Russian Andrey Rublev (7) defeated France’s 61st world champion Corentin Moutet 3-1 (6-4, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3) and faced Italian Lorenzo Sonego in the third round.

the Polish Hubert Hurkacz (13), the Dutch Tallon Griekspoor 3-2 (6-3, 5-7, 6-7, 7-6, 6-4) and the Italian Lorenzo Musetti (17) the Russian Alexander Shevchenko 3 – 0 (6-1, 6-1, 6-2) advanced to the 3rd round.

Ranked 94th in the world, Peruvian Juan Pablo Varillas defeated Spanish Roberto Bautista Agut (19) 3-2 (1-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1, 6-1) and took one of the surprises of the day in the 2nd round. he signed.

Varillas will face Hurkacz in the third round, while Musetti will face the British Cameron Norrie (14). (AA)