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French Open lets Belarus’ Sabalenka skip standard news conference after questions about Ukraine war

PARIS: Two years after Naomi Osaka withdrew from the French Open when she was fined, then threatened with disqualification, for skipping news conferences, another top tennis player — No. 2 seed Aryna Sabalenka, the Australian Open champion — was allowed to avoid the traditional postmatch session open to all accredited journalists and instead speak Friday with what was described as a “pool” of selected questioners. Sabalenka, who is from Belarus, didn’t appear at a news conference Friday after reaching the fourth round at Roland Garros for the first time with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Kamilla Rakhimova.

French Open: Novak Djokovic Battles Past Alejandro Davidovich Fokina To Reach Fourth Round

The two-time champion Novak Djokovic on Friday produced a masterclass performance on the Court Philippe-Chatrier to overcome a fierce challenge from Alejandro Davidovich Fokina to seal a 7-6(4), 7-6(5), 6-2 third-round victory in the ongoing French Open 2023. His next opponent in Paris will be either 13th seed Hubert Hurkacz or Juan Pablo Varillas. Djokovic, the two-time winner, held off a torrent of powerful hitting from the 29th seed Davidovich Fokina in two enthralling opening sets on Court Philippe-Chatrier. The Serbian grabbed command in the third set and cruised to a three-hour, 36-minute triumph.

Djokovic survives Davidovich Fokina battle to reach fourth round of French Open

PARIS: Two-time champion Novak Djokovic huffed and puffed his way into the French Open fourth round with a 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-5), 6-2 win over Spanish 29th seed Alejandro Davidovich Fokina on Friday (Jun 2).

Novak Djokovic survives scare to advance at French Open - ESPN

Two-time champion Novak Djokovic huffed and puffed but forced his way into the fourth round of the French Open with a 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5), 6-2 win over Spanish 29th seed Alejandro Davidovich Fokina on Friday.

Novak Djokovic battles into fourth round at French Open

Novak Djokovic fought off a terrific challenge from Alejandro Davidovich Fokina to reach the fourth round of the French Open for a 14th consecutive year.

French Open: 'It's absurd!' - John McEnroe defends Novak Djokovic over boos from fans at Roland-Garros

Eurosport's John McEnroe has defended Novak Djokovic after the 22-time Grand Slam champion was booed during his French Open match against Alejandro Davidovich Fokina on Friday afternoon. The two-time champion at Roland-Garros celebrated exuberantly — and with good reason — after he battled to taking the second set under a huge amount of pressure from his doughty opponent on Court Philippe-Chatrier. Ad Djokovic, who also got booed for celebrating when he was taking on Aleksandar Kovacevic earlier in the tournament, was quite understandably receiving a medical time-out with Davidovich Fokina in the bathroom when he heard the noise from the crowd.

Djokovic survives Davidovich Fokina scare to make French Open fourth round

PARIS : Two-times champion Novak Djokovic huffed and puffed but forced his way into the fourth round of the French Open following a 7-6(4) 7-6(5) 6-2 win over Spanish 29th seed Alejandro Davidovich Fokina on Friday.

Lorenzo Sonego Comeback Shocks Andrey Rublev At French Open

Italian Lorenzo Sonego battled back from two sets down to knock seventh seed Andrey Rublev out of the French Open on Friday and reach the last 16 for the second time. The world number 48 was two points from defeat during a fourth-set tie-break but prevailed 5-7, 0-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7/5), 6-3 after three hours and 42 minutes on Court Suzanne Lenglen. Sonego will face Russian 11th seed Karen Khachanov for a possible quarter-final meeting with 22-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic. "Incredible comeback today," he said. "I played more aggressive than in the first and second sets because when he's aggressive it's tough to compete against him.

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French Open lets Belarus’ Sabalenka skip standard news conference after questions about Ukraine war

French Open: Novak Djokovic Battles Past Alejandro Davidovich Fokina To Reach Fourth Round

Djokovic survives Davidovich Fokina battle to reach fourth round of French Open

Novak Djokovic survives scare to advance at French Open - ESPN

Novak Djokovic battles into fourth round at French Open

French Open: 'It's absurd!' - John McEnroe defends Novak Djokovic over boos from fans at Roland-Garros

Djokovic survives Davidovich Fokina scare to make French Open fourth round

Lorenzo Sonego Comeback Shocks Andrey Rublev At French Open