Alert: Djokovic defeats Musetti in five to make fourth round of Roland-Garros
Novak Djokovic beat Lorenzo Musetti 7-5, 6-7 (6), 2-6, 6-3, 6-0 on Saturday evening. He’ll play Argentinian Francisco Cerundolo, the No 23 seed, in the next round
Serb Novak Djokovic, the top seed, reached the last 16 of Roland-Garros by defeating Italian Lorenzo Musetti, the No 30 seed, 7-5, 6-7 (6), 2-6, 6-3, 6-0 at Roland-Garros in Paris on Saturday evening.
Djokovic, ranked No 1, will face Argentinian Francisco Cerundolo, the No 23 seed, next.
The 37-year-old Serb won against French wildcard Pierre-Hugues Herbert (6-4, 7-6 (3), 6-4) and Spaniard Roberto Carballes Baena (6-4, 6-1, 6-2) ahead of his victory.
Earlier in the tournament, Musetti, ranked No 30, won against Colombian Daniel Elahi Galan (6-3, 6-3, 7-5) and Frenchman Gael Monfils (7-5, 6-1, 6-4).
Paris (Grand Slam), other third-round results (Roland-Garros, clay, EUR 53.478.000, most recent results first):
- Casper Ruud (7) beat Tomas Martin Etcheverry (28): 6-4, 1-6, 6-2, 6-2
- Grigor Dimitrov (10) beat Zizou Bergs (Q): 6-3, 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-4
- Taylor Fritz (12) beat Thanasi Kokkinakis: 6-3, 6-2, 6-7 (4), 5-7, 6-3
- Holger Rune (13) beat Jozef Kovalik (LL): 7-5, 6-1, 7-6 (2)
- Francisco Cerundolo beat Tommy Paul (14): 3-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-2
- Hubert Hurkacz (8) beat Denis Shapovalov: 6-3, 7-6, 4-6, 6-1
- Alexander Zverev (4) beat Tallon Griekspoor (26): 3-6, 6-4, 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (3)
- Daniil Medvedev (5) beat Tomas Machac: 7-6 (4), 7-5, 1-6, 6-4
- Felix Auger-Aliassime (21) beat Ben Shelton (15): 6-4, 6-2, 6-1
- Alex De Minaur (11) beat Jan-Lennard Struff: 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3
- Corentin Moutet beat Sebastian Ofner: 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-1
- Carlos Alcaraz (3) beat Sebastian Korda (27): 6-4, 7-6 (5), 6-3
- Stefanos Tsitsipas (9) beat Zhizhen Zhang: 6-3, 6-3, 6-1
- Jannik Sinner (2) beat Pavel Kotov: 6-4, 6-4, 6-4
- Matteo Arnaldi beat Andrey Rublev (6): 7-6 (6), 6-2, 6-4