Novak Djokovic survived a serious scare from teenager Lorenzo Musetti on Monday to succeed in a 15th French Open quarter-final and keep on target to change into the primary man in over 50 years to win all 4 Grand Slams twice.
The world primary dropped the primary two units, then comfortably levelled earlier than the 19-year-old Italian retired within the last set.
Djokovic’s 6-7 (7/9), 6-7 (2/7), 6-1, 6-0, 4-Zero win arrange a last-eight conflict with Matteo Berrettini, one other Italian, who progressed after Roger Federer’s withdrawal.
Djokovic, the 2016 champion and chasing a 19th main, was dealing with his earliest exit in Paris since 2009 when 19-year-old Musetti stormed by the primary two units, hitting blistering winners and discovering the acutest of angles.
However the 76th-ranked Italian, making his Grand Slam debut, then went dramatically off the boil.
The place the primary two units had taken 75 and 66 minutes, Djokovic swept the third in 24 minutes and the fourth in simply 17.
Musetti received solely 14 factors within the third and fourth units earlier than leaving the courtroom for a medical time-out.
Djokovic broke for 1-Zero within the decider, injuring a finger as he smashed a winner whereas shedding his stability and falling into the clay.
Musetti gamely fought on however after being damaged twice once more, he referred to as it quits.
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