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Elena Rybakina has cemented her status as one of the front-runners for French Open title after continuing her fine run on clay in Paris but the world number four is still finding her feet on the surface as she looks to dethrone Iga Swiatek.
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.
Cameron Norrie was thrashed 6-1 6-2 6-4 by Lorenzo Musetti at the French Open to leave no Brits left in either the men's or women's singles draws at Roland-Garros. Norrie had looked supreme in his demolition of Lucas Pouille in the second round, but the boot was firmly on the other foot against Musetti as Norrie struggled throughout, winning just seven games.
Belarusian star Aryna Sabalenka refused to do an official post-match press conference after her French Open match on Friday, claiming she "did not feel safe" when previously questioned about the war in Ukraine.
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.
Novak Djokovic beat Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 7-6(4) 7-6(5) 6-2 to progress to the fourth round of the French Open. The Serbian was forced to fight hard to stay in the first two sets, before completing the job in more comfortable style in the third. Ad Speaking after the match, Djokovic said: «I knew that it was going to be a difficult, physical match.
Taylor Fritz was on the end of some rowdy treatment at the French Open on Thursday night, but Mats Wilander thinks the «charged up» behaviour of the home fans may have been counter-productive. Fritz knocked out Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech in the second round, but it was the vociferous participation of the crowd that was the talking point afterwards, with Fritz shushing the crowd at the end of the match, and then again during his brief interview on court, which contained a degree of irony. Ad «They cheered so well for me, I wanted to make sure I won.
PARIS — Aryna Sabalenka skipped an open news conference after her third-round win at the French Open on Friday, saying she made the decision for her own «mental health and well-being.»