Novak Djokovic made history on Monday after winning his 31st five-set match with the majors. Roger Federer left at 30! The number 1 in the world had to improve again against the young Italian Lorenzo Musetti, who made his debut with the majors in Paris.
The super talented Italian won the first two sets before Novak took the lead to build a 6-7, 6-7, 6-1, 6-0, 4-0 lead in three and a half hours before Lorenzo retired and the Serbian sent the quarter finals.
Djokovic lost only 14 points after the second set and stormed over Musetti to avoid an early exit and to stay on the way to the 19th major and the second in Paris. Linked to Federer after 30 wins in five-set matches at majors, Novak is now the leader of the pack and is making his fifth comeback after two sets behind, adding another milestone to his already impressive record.
Nine players have scored at least 24 wins in five sets at majors in the Open era, led by Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Pete Sampras, proud owners of 52 major crowns!
Djokovic was 1.
Player who has won 31 games in 5 sets in majors since 1968
Djokovic’s first major win in five sets came against Guillermo Garcia-Lopez at Wimbledon in 2005, and five more came over the next three seasons.
Since Wimbledon 2010 the Serb has stood 24-5 when a major match goes into a decisive set, a true testimony to his brutal mental and physical strength, which has made him one of the greatest players of all time.
Since Wimbledon 2014, Novak has won 13 of the last 15 matches with five sets in the most notable scene, doing enough to steal the record from Roger Federer. It wasn’t easy for Novak to achieve this yesterday, however, playing the first two sets for two hours and 20 minutes and struggling to overwhelm the young opponent.
Musetti was the more relaxed player who won them in the tiebreak, even though there was nothing separating them. Even so, the teenager was unable to keep up with this pace in the remainder of the fight, fighting physically and standing powerless against the rival who sought his level to the end in order to dominate and avoid an early exit.
Lorenzo played at a high level in the first two sets, throwing everything at Novak and beating him at the crucial moments to build a massive lead before disappearing from the field. More five-set matches wins at majors in the Open era 
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