French Open 2025
Dates: May 25-June 8 Place: Roland Garros
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Novak Djokovic began his last offer for a record title of the 25th Grand Chelem in simple with a dominant victory over Mackenzie McDonald.
The former world number one ended up waiting His 100th title of simple ATP In Geneva last week and maintained its recent recovery with a 6-3 6-3 6-3 victory against the 98th American.
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Djokovic – who was 38 years old last week – has now won the 21 first round games he played in Roland Garros.
The sixth seeded Djokovic will then play Corentin Moutet, who beat his French compatriot Clement Tabur in straight sets in the first round.
Djokovic arrived in Geneva without victory on Clay in 2025, after having undergone first round in Monte Carlo and Madrid.
But with His expectation for a 100th Tour of tour level Finally, the one who had continued since he ended the “Golden Slam” career at the Paris Olympic Games last summer – the Serbian will feel that he will begin to take real momentum on this surface.
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The unilateral victory over McDonald, finished two minutes of two hours was his fifth successive victory after a series of three consecutive defeats.
After this crisis unknown in the results, Djokovic made the decision to put an end to his six -month partnership with the coach and former rival Andy Murray, whom he said he joked this week that he won tournaments now that he had “a good coach”.
Asked about his last minute decision to compete in Geneva, Djokovic said: “I think it was a good decision, to be honest, because I was fighting a little with (my) level of confidence, a bit of my game.
“It was good to have obtained four games to my credit, I won a title.
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“Coming to Roland Garros, it is different from that of the feeling that I had three weeks ago.
“Let’s see how far I can go, but I have a good feeling for the moment.”
Djokovic faces a difficult road to the trophy. He should meet the third seeded Alexander Zverev in the quarter -final, the world number one Jannik Sinner in the last four and the defending champion Carlos Alcaraz in the final.
But it is ultimately that the pursuit which continues to lead him to the twilight of his career, with a last album – exceeding Margaret short for the pure and simple number of single home titles – always to break.
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Djokovic has lost a service only once in his first match at the Court Philippe Chatrier since his Olympic triumph, reaching 32 winners against only 20 uns forked errors.
Elsewhere Tuesday, Zverev in Germany beat the American learner Tien 6-3 6-4 6-4, and the world number five British Jack Draper returned to win 3-6 6-1 6-4 6-2 against Mattia Bellucci in Italy.
Cameron Norrie British could face Djokovic in the fourth round After a superb 11th Russian seeded Daniil Medvedev 7-5 6-3 4-6 1-6 7-5.
The ninth Australian seeded Alex de Minaur was another winner, beating the Serbian Laslo Djere 6-3 6-4 7-6 (8-6).
The 17th Russian seeded Andrey Rublev won 6-4 4-6 6-3 6-1 against Lloyd Harris in South Africa, while the 19th Czech seeded Jakub Mensik, who beat Djokovic in the final of Miami Open in March, beat the French Alexandre Muller 7-5 6-7 (5-7) 7-5 6-3.
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The sixteenth seeded Grigor Dimitrov withdrew from his match with American Ethan Quinn while leading 6-2 6-3 2-6. The Bulgarian received a treatment on his left thigh in the second set and his movement was hampered throughout the third.
The Italian Matteo Arnaldi came from two sets to beat the 29th Canadian seeded Felix Auger-Aliassime 5-7 2-6 6-4 6-4 6-2 and 30th Hubert Hurkacz of Poland was beaten 6-2 6-4 6-2 by the Brazilian Joao Fonseca.
