Paris: World No.1 Novak Djokovic defeated 15th seed Karen Khachanov of Russia 6-4, 6-3, 6-3, in two hours and 23 minutes to make a place in the French Open men’s singles quarterfinals on Monday (October 5). On the other hand, Stefanos Tsitsipas defeated Grigor Dimitrov 6-3, 7-6 (11-9), 6-2 to become the first Greek player in history to reach the last eight at the Roland Garros.
Djokovic will now face No.17 seed Pablo Carreño Busta while Tsitsipas plays Russia’s Andrey Rublev on the same day (October 7) for a place in semifinals. “It is very important for me to take this opportunity and fight harder this time, maybe do something better,” said Tsitsipas.
“He’s going to be difficult to play against. He has a very complete, solid game from all the departments. He has improved a lot his serve. He relies a lot on his power. He has very powerful shots. I think he for sure brings the best out of me when I step out on the court to play against him.”
In other men’s singles quarterfinal matches, Rafael Nadal will face Jannik Sinner of Italy while Dominic Thiem will be competing against 12th seed Diego Schwartzman.
