PARIS: World number one Novak Djokovic Lasted his bid to Get a 19th Grand Slam title with a straight-sets Triumph over Uruguay’s Pablo Cuevas to reach the French Open third round on Thursday.
The 34-year-old, who’s seeking to be the first person in over 50 years to acquire four Slams multiple occasions, won 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 on Court Suzanne Lenglen.
“I remained concentrated.
I thought the next group was quite tricky for me since he raised the amount of his match,” said the top seed after his 350th Grand Slam match.
“it is a cliche to say’day ‘, but it is quite important that you remain in the present time.” Djokovic will confront Lithuanian Ricardas Berankis to get a spot in the next week.
The 2016 Roland Garros winner has won three of his encounters with Berankis, such as in last season’s second round Paris.
Cuevas analyzed Djokovic occasionally on Thursday along with his imaginative shot-making, but the scripted celebrity spared eight break points and hit on 31 winners at a good screen.
Djokovic is seeded to fulfill 13-time winner Rafael Nadal, that he dropped in the last October, at the previous four.
