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Patna : Top seed & 2016 champion Novak Djokovic, 34, Serbia, thumped World No 92 Pablo Cuevas, 35, Uruguay, in straight sets to reach the 3rd round of French Open on June 3, 2021. Djokovic beat Cuevas 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 in 2nd round at Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France. The Serbia, hammered 10 Aces in the match to 5 by the Uruguayan.
Djokovic won 5 break points during the match to just 1 by Cuevas. He, however, also committed 3 double faults to 2 by the Uruguayan. The Serbian won 5 games in a row in the match to 2 by Cuevas. Djokovic, in all, won 98 points in the match to 70 by Cuevas.
World No 132 Philipp Koklschbeiber, 37, Germany, upset fast rising Aslan Karatsev, 27, Russia, the World No 26, in a four-set contest to enter the 3rd round of the tournament. Kohlschreiber beat Karatsev 6-3, 7-6, 4-6, 6-1 in 2nd round on June 3, 2021. The German won 3 break points during the match to 1 by the Russian. karatsev hammered 10 Aces in the match to 7 by the German. Kohlschreiber won 5 games in a row in the match to 3 by the Russian. Kohlschreiber, in all, won 117 points during the match to 110 by the Russian.
World No 9 Matteo Berrettini, 25, Italy, beat World No 94 Federico Coria,29, Argentina, in straight sets 6-3, 6-3, 6-2 to reach the 3rd round. Berrettini won 6 break points in the match to 1 by Coria. The Italian also won 5 games in a row in the match.