Serbian Novak Djokovic (no. 1) defeated Argentinian Diego Schawtzman (no. 15) 6-1, 6-3 and 6-3 on Sunday to advance to the quarter-finals of the French Open.
Dominating, Djokovic delivered this duel in 2 h 15 min by compiling impressive statistics.
In particular, he maintained a 74% rate for points recorded on his first service balls (compared to 56% for Schwatzman), while only getting 8 points over his opponent on his second serve.
Add in three aces against just one double fault and just 13 unforced errors throughout the game, and you have a pretty fair idea of what this one-sided showdown will look like.
In his 18th appearance at Roland-Garros, Djokovic is seeking his third coronation there after 2016 and 2021. He has also lost in four finals (2012, 2014, 2015, 2020). It has been quarter-finals every year since 2006 except 2009.
Djokovic is waiting to know who among Félix Auger-Aliassime (no 9) or Rafael Nadal (no 5), who have won 13 times on Parisian clay, will be his next opponent.
Without appeal
As in the previous three rounds, he did not release the stunned Argentine in the third game. After saving two break points at 1-1, the world no. His opponent in the first round.
Freer in his head, Schwartzman straightened his level at the start of the second, taking the Serb service to a 3-0 lead before dropping the next six games.
Entering the clay-court season in uncertain form after his Australian soap opera ended with his incredible expulsion from the country, Djokovic has gained momentum in recent weeks with a semi-final in Madrid and then a new title in Rome.
Source: Radio-Canada
