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PARIS: Top seed Novak Djokovic powered past Aljaz Bedene of Slovenia 6-3 6-3 6-2 on Friday to advance to the French Open fourth round and stay firmly on course to challenge for a record-equalling 21st Grand Slam win.
Richard Carapaz held on to the pink jersey as Dutchman Koen Bouwman won stage 19 of the Giro d'Italia, a mountainous 178-kilometre ride from Marano Lagunare to Santuario di Castelmonte, in bizarre fashion on Friday.
Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal remained on track for a quarterfinal matchup at the French Open with a pair of straight-sets victories Friday.
Novak Djokovic powered past Aljaz Bedene of Slovenia 6-3 6-3 6-2 on Friday to advance to the French Open fourth round and stay firmly on course to challenge for a record-equalling 21st Grand Slam win. The 35-year-old world number one, who was on the court for less than two hours, next plays 15th seed Diego Schwartzman of Argentina.
Richie Porte (Ineos Grenadiers) has abandoned the Giro d'Italia on Stage 19 following a bout of gastroenteritis. The Australian – competing in his last Grand Tour – was off the back of the main group with just over 100km to go, and the Ineos domestique tried to carry on but was unable to continue.
Alessandro de Marchi (Israel–Premier Tech) stopped during the Giro d’Italia to say hello to his family who had gathered on the side of the road. Stage 19 passed through De Marchi’s hometown of Buja, and he took the opportunity to stop off and say hello to family and friends.
Novak Djokovic will face Aljaz Bedene in the third round of the French Open on Friday and may already have the edge over the Slovenian after Bedene conceded that the world No 1 would end his career as the greatest of all time. The world No 195 will be retiring at the end of the season, and tipped Djokovic for greatness despite siding with Roger Federer in one comment.
Canada's Leylah Fernandez is off to the fourth round of the French Open.