Novak Djokovic achieved a historic milestone at Roland Garros on Monday, turning into solely the second participant to safe 100 profession wins on the French Open after defeating Britain’s Cameron Norrie 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 within the fourth spherical, advancing to the quarterfinals for the sixteenth consecutive yr.The 38-year-old Serbian joined Rafael Nadal, who holds 112 wins, within the unique membership of gamers with century victories at Roland Garros. Djokovic’s profession file on the French Open now stands at 100-16.“It is a very fairly quantity, however 101 victories sounds higher. I’ll proceed to seek for one other victory, it is clearly not completed for me right here. I am very honoured to make historical past on this sport, which has given me every thing in my life,” Djokovic mentioned after the match.The three-time French Open champion dominated the match on Courtroom Philippe-Chatrier from the start. After buying and selling early breaks within the first set, Djokovic gained 5 of the subsequent six video games to take management.

Norrie tried to play extra aggressively within the second set, notably after Djokovic made some uncommon errors. Nonetheless, the Serbian rapidly regained his rhythm and maintained management of the match.The British participant took a medical timeout for an ankle challenge whereas trailing 3-4, which additional shifted the momentum in the direction of Djokovic.Quiz: Who’s that IPL player?The 24-time Grand Slam champion accomplished the victory in two hours and 14 minutes, turning into the oldest males’s singles quarterfinalist at Roland Garros since Istvan Gulyas in 1971.“I really feel good. I all the time have excessive expectations,” Djokovic mentioned. “Ultimately, it is 12 units performed, 12 units gained, so it is all optimistic and stable up till now.”Djokovic’s subsequent problem will probably be in opposition to third seed Alexander Zverev, the 2023 finalist, within the quarterfinals. The Serbian holds an 8-5 head-to-head benefit over Zverev, although their most up-to-date encounter on the Australian Open semifinals ended with Djokovic retiring from the match.