Novak Djokovic is in the 1/8 finals of Roland Garros. The Serb outlasted Alejandro Davydovich Fokina in 3 sets, 7-6(4), 7-6(5), 6-2.

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Novak Djokovic defeated Alejandro Davidovich Fokin in the third round of Roland Garros

The third favorite of Roland Garros, Novak Djokovic, reached the 1/8 finals of the tournament in Paris.

The former ATP leader outlasted Alejandro Davidovic Fokin (34 ATP) in 3 sets, at the end of a match in which the Serb had many problems.

Djokovic won the first two sets on tiebreaks and needed 3 hours and 36 minutes to advance to the next stage of the tournament.

In the 1/8 finals, Nole will meet the winner of the duel between Juan Pablo Varillas (94 ATP) and Hubert Gurkac (14 ATP).

The Roland Garros tournament takes place from May 28 to June 11, has a total prize pool of 49.6 million euros, and is the 127th tournament. Iga Sviatek and Rafael Nadal (14-time winner in Paris) became the champions of the title.