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Roland Garros 2022: Novak Djokovic qualifies for the sixteenth time in his career for the round of 16 at Roland Garros

Novak Djokovicon another gray day with the threat of rain in Paris, has qualified for the sixteenth time at Roland Garros. His last victim was Aljaz Bedene 6-3, 6-3 and 6-2.

to the body, who had already lost the three precedents with the Serbian, had slipped into the third round after using the protected ranking to get into the main draw. And it is that he is currently 195 in the ATP ranking.

Djokovic, who reaches ten consecutive victories on the slopes of the Bois de Boulogne, is four wins away from defending the crown, which would ensure him remain number one at the conclusion of the tournament. In the event that this event occurs, they will be 372 weeks of domination in the men’s circuit.

The road begins to get complicated for ‘Nole’ from the fourth round. He will have the feisty Diego Schwartzman ahead of him on Sundayfifteenth favorite and that left Grigor Dimitrov in the ditch 6-3, 6-1 and 6-2. And if he goes ahead, Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz are waiting for him, on the same side.

Tennis players with the most wins at Roland Garros

Rafael Nadal 107

Novak Djokovic 84

Roger Federer 70

Gullermo Vilas 57

Ivan Lendl 53

Only Nadal (107) has won more matches than the Balkan tennis player (84) in the Gallic Open. It was precisely in the land of Paris where Djokovic added the first of his 326 victories in the ‘Grand Slam’ tournaments.

Bedene barely bothered the best player on the planet. In fact only a ‘break’ option was fabricated without success.

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