Djokovic battles back in French Open epic

Novak Djokovic avoided crashing to his worst defeat at the French Open in 15 years in the early hours of Sunday morning as title rival Alexander Zverev was also pushed to the limit. Defending champion and 24-time Grand Slam title winner Djokovic came from two sets to one down to defeat Italy’s Lorenzo Musetti 7-5, […]

Novak Djokovic avoided crashing to his worst defeat at the French Open in 15 years in the early hours of Sunday morning as title rival Alexander Zverev was also pushed to the limit.

Defending champion and 24-time Grand Slam title winner Djokovic came from two sets to one down to defeat Italy’s Lorenzo Musetti 7-5, 6-7 (6/8), 2-6, 6-3, 6-0 in a third round tie which ended at 3:07 a.m. (0107 GMT).

His four-hour 29-minute victory also allowed the 37-year-old world No 1 to equal Roger Federer’s record of 369 Grand Slam match wins.

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His reward is a clash with Francisco Cerundolo of Argentina for a place in the quarterfinals.