JABAR EKSPRES – Novak Djokovic advanced to the French Open quarterfinals for the 14th consecutive year on Sunday (6/4) as world number one Carlos Alcaraz eased past Lorenzo Musetti to stay on course for a meeting with the 22-time Grand Slam champion.
Third seed Djokovic ended the upset of Peru’s Juan Pablo Varillas with a 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 win, and is yet to drop a set through four matches.
The Serb, chasing a third Roland Garros title, made a record 17th French Open quarterfinal after reaching the last eight at the major for the 55th time.
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“I’m proud of that, but my attention is already on the next match,” said Djokovic, who will face 11th-seeded Russian Karen Khachanov for a place in the semifinals, as broadcast by AFP on Monday (6/5).
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“I know what my goal is here. I try to stay on the mental track and of course not look too far away.”
“Obviously today’s performance gives me a lot of confidence about how I feel, about how I play.”
Varillas (27) is the first Peruvian to reach the second week of a Grand Slam since Jaime Yzaga reached the quarterfinals of the US Open 29 years ago.
Djokovic raced out to a 4-0 lead in the opening set but Varillas broke in the next game, and then had a chance to serve again in the seventh.
However, once Djokovic took a 5-2 lead, the match went smoothly for him to close out with a win in just under two hours.
Meanwhile, Alcaraz overwhelmed Musetti in straight sets to return to the last eight of the French Open.
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Musetti didn’t drop a set in three rounds but Alcaraz dispatched the Italian 17th seed in just over two hours, winning 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 to avenge last year’s defeat on clay in the Hamburg final.