Novak Djokovic Photo: EPA / CHRISTIAN BRUNA
Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic reached the eighth final of the French Open in Saturday for the 12th time in a row. The first racket of the ATP rank, Djokovic, in the third round with a 6-1, 6-4, 6-1 convincingly defeated the Lithuanian Richard Berera (ATP 93).
In the quarterfinals, Djokovic will have to meet 19-year-old Italian Lorenzo Musetti (ATP 76), who unexpectedly beat his compatriot 3-6, 6-4, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 in the third round of his first Grand Slam career. Marko Chekinato (ATP 83.). Djokovic can become the first tennis player in the last 50 years to win at least two victories in four Grand Slam tournaments.
Argentine Diego Schwarzman (ATP 10th) also reached the eighth final. The tennis player with the tenth number defeated Philip Kurschaiber from Germany (ATP 132) with 6-4, 6-2, 6-1. Italian Janiks Siners (ATP 19th) also made it to the eighth final of the tennis players. The Italian, who received the 18th number, defeated Michael Imer from Sweden (ATP 105) with 6-1, 7-5, 6-3.
Siner is in danger of meeting with Clay King Rafael Nadal (ATP 3rd) from Spain in the eighth final. On Saturday, the third round games are also scheduled for Italy’s Mateo Beretini (ATP 9th) and ATP ranked eighth racket Roger Federer from Switzerland. This is the first time in the history of the tournament that no French tennis player will participate in the third round. The same situation is in the ladies’ tournament. The first round of the qualification tournament was not previously won by the first racket of Latvian men’s tennis Ernests Gulbis. The French Open Clay Championship in Paris will take place from May 30 to June 13.
