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On a solar kissed however windy Parisian afternoon Novak Djokovic broke certainly one of Rafael Nadal’s French Open data as he progressed to the quarterfinals at Roland Garros.
An easy 6-3 6-2 6-2 win over Peru’s Juan Pablo Varillas on Sunday ensured Djokovic progressed to the final eight on the French Open for a file seventeenth time, surpassing the absent Rafael Nadal on 16.
The win additionally inched the Serb nearer to a males’s file twenty third profession grand slam. Djokovic is at present stage with Nadal, who introduced Saturday that he can be out of motion for no less than 5 months after present process hip surgical procedure, on 22 grand slams.
Varillas is ranked 94th on the planet however at Roland Garros grew to become the primary Peruvian in 29 years to succeed in the fourth spherical of a grand slam.
He was no match for world No.3 Djokovic, nevertheless, who will subsequent play Russian Karen Khachanov, the eleventh seed.
It has been a controversial week for the Serb who made headlines after sending a political message about Kosovo earlier within the match, one thing which he later mentioned he stood by.
After his first spherical victory on Monday, Djokovic wrote “Kosovo is the [heart symbol] of Serbia. Cease the violence” on a TV digital camera lens in response to violent clashes in Kosovo. Tensions have been rising prior to now week in Kosovo, which declared independence from Serbia in 2008.
“In fact, I’m conscious that lots of people would disagree, however it’s what it’s,” Djokovic mentioned on Wednesday after his second-round victory towards Hungary’s Márton Fucsovics. “It’s one thing that I stand for. In order that’s all.”
“A drama-free grand slam, I don’t assume it may well occur for me,” he added on Wednesday. “You understand, I assume that drives me as properly.”
