
French Open: Djokovic to face Norrie in round four after dominant victory over Misolic
Novak Djokovic soared through to the French Open fourth round following a straight-sets victory over Filip Misolic.
The 24-time major winner is yet to drop a set this year at Roland-Garros, where he took just over two hours to wrap up a 6-3 6-4 6-2 victory on Court Philippe-Chatrier.
World number 153 Misolic was appearing in his first major third round, and aiming to become the lowest-ranked player to beat Djokovic at a slam.
The Austrian held his own early on, rescuing nine break points until his resolve was finally broken in the sixth game by Djokovic, who subsequently sealed the opening set with an overhead smash.
A single break was also enough for Djokovic in game five of the second set.
Djokovic broke again at the start of the third, then again from 0-40 in game seven, before holding out to set up a last-16 clash with Cameron Norrie, who overcame fellow Briton Jacob Fearnley.
99 - Novak Djokovic has registered his 99th win in Men’s Singles at Roland Garros, equalling his most wins at a single ATP-level tournament in his career (99 – Australian Open). Towering. #RolandGarros | @rolandgarros @atptour @ATPMediaInfo pic.twitter.com/FnH7qOXHD7
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Data Debrief: Ninety-nine not out for Novak
Djokovic's 99th victory at the French Open equals the Australian Open for his highest tally at a single ATP tournament.
The three-time Roland-Garros champion has now prevailed in each of his last 83 matches at slams against players ranked outside the ATP's top 30.
That record-breaking 25th grand slam remains a possibility for Djokovic, who last failed to progress beyond the quarter-finals at Roland-Garros in 2009.
The 38-year-old also improved his record in round three at the clay-court major to 19-1.