Serbian Novak Djokovic (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard) Novak Djokovic reached a historic milestone in Roland Garros on Monday and became only a second player who secured 100 career victories at the French Open after defeating the British Cameron Norrie 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 in the fourth round and advanced to the quarterfinals for 16 consecutive year.38 -year -old Serbian joined Rafael Nadal, who holds 112 wins, at an exclusive club club with a Century victory in Roland Garros. Djokovic’s career record at the French Open is now 100-16.“It’s a very nice number, but 101 victories sound better. I’ll continue to look for another victory, apparently it’s not completed for me.The triple French Open champion dominated the Philippe-Chamrier court from the beginning. After trading in early breaks in the first set, Djokovic won five of the next six games to take control.
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Norrie tried to play more aggressively in the second set, especially after Djokovic made some unusual mistakes. However, the Serbians quickly regained their rhythm and maintained control of the match.The British player took the medical time limit for the ankle problem while watching 3-4, which further moved the momentum towards Djokovice.Quiz: Who is the IPL player?The 24-time Grand Slam Champion has finished victory in two hours and 14 minutes and became the oldest quarterfinal of men in Roland Garros by Istvan Gulas in 1971.“I feel good. I always have high expectations,” Djokovic said. “In the end, 12 sets are played, 12 sets won, so it’s all positive and solid to date.”Djokovic’s next challenge will be in the quarterfinals against the third seed of Alexander Zverev, the finalist of 2023. The Serbians hold the advantage of 8-5 heads to the head, although their last meeting at the Australian Open semifinals ended Djokovic.
