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Patna : Top seed & World No 1 Novak Djokovc, 34, Serbia, survived Lorenzo Musetti scare rallying back from two-sets down in 4th round before reaching the quarter-finals of French Open at Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France, on June 7, 2021, night, after the latter retired in 5th set. Djokovic was leading World No 76 Lorenzo Musetti, 19, Italy, 6-7, 6-7, 6-1, 6-0, 4-0 in 4th round court on Philippe-Chatrier when the Italian retired due to injury. Ovbiously, Djokovic got a walkover.
Djokoviv hammered 11 Aces in the match to just 1 by Musetti, who won the first two seats, both tirebreaks. Djokovic won the third and forth sets easily and was leading 4-0 in the decider when the Italian retired. Both the players committed 2 double faults each in the match. The Serbian won 9 break points during the match to 2 by Musetti. Djokovic also won 13 games a in a row to 3 by the Italian.The Serbian, in all, won 150 points in the match to 103 by Musetti. Djokovic will face World No 9 Matteo Berrettini, 25, Italy, QFs on June 8, 2021.