PARIS : Novak Djokovic credited a wave of support from the French Open crowd for helping him avoid an upset at the hands of Lorenzo Musetti in a third-round thriller that ended in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - June 2, 2024 Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates after winning his match against Italy's Lorenzo Musetti REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes
"From both hands, he was getting a lot of balls back, winners from both corners. Good serves running every ball down the court. It didn't feel great playing him that third set and the beginning of the fourth. Defeat would have ended the Serbian's quest for a record-extending 25th Grand Slam trophy and resulted in him losing the number one ranking to Musetti's compatriot Jannik Sinner later this month.
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