Novak Djokovic qualifies for 3rd round of French Open
Serbian 3rd seed beats Hungarian Marton Fucsovics with straight sets
Novak Djokovic of Serbia
ANKARA
Serbian tennis superstar Novak Djokovic on Wednesday booked his place in the third round of the 2023 French Open (Roland Garros).
Djokovic, who is bidding for a record 23rd Grand Slam title in men's singles, won against Hungarian Marton Fucsovics with straight sets of 7-6 (7-2), 6-0, 6-3 in a second-round match at Court Philippe-Chatrier in Paris.
World No. 3 Djokovic, who won the French Open twice (2016 and 2021), will next face Spain's Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.
On the same day, World No. 7 Andrey Rublev beat France's Corentin Moutet in a second-round match.
Rublev won the match with sets of 6-4, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 to play against Italy's Lorenzo Sonego in the next round.
Danish sixth seed Holger Rune entered the third round after his French opponent Gael Monfils withdrew from the tournament due to a wrist injury.
The French Open will run through June 11.
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