Novak Djokovic continues his chase for a record-extending 25th major title and fourth French Open after defeating Francisco Cerundolo in a thrilling four hours and 39 minutes to reach a record 59th Grand Slam quarter-final
Novak Djokovic battled injury and fatigue to survive another near five-hour, five-set French Open thriller with a 6-1 5-7 3-6 7-5 6-3 victory over Francisco Cerundolo on Monday.
The 37-year-old tweaked his knee and received four medical timeouts for the problem, but despite his movement being hampered, Djokovic refused to surrender, and he battled back from two sets to one down and 2-4 in the fourth set to make the last eight in Paris for the 15th consecutive time.
The Serb, who is chasing a record-extending 25th Grand Slam title, sealed his 370th match victory to move clear of Swiss great Roger Federer.
“Again a big thank you because once again like the last match, the win is your win,” an exhausted Djokovic told the crowd in fluent French.
