370 victories in Grand Slam tournaments and 59 quarterfinals.
Novak Djokovic It seems that this Monday he paid the price against Francisco Cerundolo for the fatigue that accumulated in the third round of Roland Garros with Lorenzo Musetti. The five sets and 4 hours and 29 minutes he remained on the court until 3:07 a.m. Sunday was not an obstacle the Serbian could not overcome.
Djokovic had to twice request the presence of a doctor and a physiotherapist tournament and complained about everything: his knee due to the condition of the court and the lighting. His mobility was reduced to a minimum.. Anyone else would have retired but Balkan, a rocket sport legend and the only “big unit”, had no intention of doing so..
cerundolo, which he did to go up 5-3 in the fourth set., saw his opponent achieve an encouraging breakthrough for him. That’s when Novak kept the score at 5-4 and achieved a tiebreaker. He had a lot of will, but he didn’t have enough legs..
It didn’t matter. Vera moves mountains, and the break came in the twelfth round. Everything had to be decided in the fifth set. Djokovic started with a favorable 2-0 lead that eluded him in the blink of an eye. Meanwhile, a reservation from the Serb, who explained this by the state of brick dust. He “congratulated” the pistero on this. The best man won, Nole winning 6-1, 5-7, 3-6, 7-5 and 6-3 in 4 hours 39 minutes..
On a day marked by the sun, who had not shone in Paris a day before, Djokovic pulled down the pecking order against Serundolo, who was never sure he could beat him. His 370 Grand Slam wins allow him to add a new record to his unbeaten record and bury one of the few marks Roger Federer held.
Most matches won at Grand Slam tournaments
Novak Djokovic 370
Roger Federer 369
Rafael Nadal 314
Jimmy Connors 233
Andre Agassi 224
The second record that Djokovic took from Federer was the number of appearances in the quarterfinals of majors. A total of 59, one more than Roger. Balkan, 37 years old, continues to fight to retain the champion crown and the ATP title, which Jannik Sinner is chasing.
The first place in the draw awaits the winner of the fight between Casper Ruud and Taylor Fritz in the penultimate round.