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.
