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Novak Djokovic defeated Pablo Cuevas 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 to succeed in the French Open third spherical.
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World primary Novak Djokovic continued his bid for a nineteenth Grand Slam title with a straight-sets win over Uruguay’s Pablo Cuevas to succeed in the French Open third spherical on Thursday.
The 34-year-old, who’s trying to grow to be the primary man in additional than 50 years to win all 4 Slams a number of occasions, gained 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 on Court Suzanne Lenglen.
“I stayed concentrated. I assumed the third set was very tough for me as a result of he lifted the extent of his recreation,” said the top seed after his 350th Grand Slam match.
“It’s a cliche to say ‘day by day’, but it’s very important for me to stay in the moment.”
Djokovic will face Lithuanian Ricardas Berankis for a spot within the second week.
The 2016 Roland Garros champion has gained all three of his conferences with Berankis, together with in final 12 months’s second spherical in Paris.
Cuevas examined Djokovic at occasions on Thursday together with his artistic shot-making, however the Serbian star saved eight of 9 break factors and hit 31 winners in a strong show.
Djokovic is seeded to satisfy 13-time winner Rafael Nadal, who he misplaced to within the remaining final October, within the final 4.
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