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French Open: Novak Djokovic Outclasses Cameron Norrie To Set Up Alexander Zverev Quarter-final

The three-time French Open winner beat Norrie 6-2 6-3 6-2 in what was a straightforward fourth-round victory, which brought up his 100th win at Roland-Garros

Novak Djokovic progresses to French Open quarter-final
Novak Djokovic progresses to French Open quarter-final
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Novak Djokovic will face Alexander Zverev in the quarter-finals of the French Open after a straight-sets win over Cameron Norrie.

The three-time French Open winner beat Norrie 6-2 6-3 6-2 in what was a straightforward fourth-round victory, which brought up his 100th win at Roland-Garros.

After an easy first set for Djokovic, Norrie tried to fight back in the second and successfully broke his opponent's serve at the first time of asking.

But Djokovic broke back soon after and carried that momentum to the finish.

Norrie received treatment for an ankle injury in that second set, which seemed to hamper the rest of the Brit's performance.

Djokovic said he feels good after securing another straight-sets victory in this tournament.

"I feel good. I always have high expectations, I know that I can always play better each day," said Djokovic.

"But in the end, it's 12 sets played, 12 sets won, so it's all positive and solid up until now.

"It's [100] a very pretty number, but 101 victories sounds better. I will continue to search for another victory. It's clearly not finished for me here. I'm very honoured to make history in this sport, which has given me everything in my life."

Zverev reached the last eight after Tallon Griekspoor retired with an abdominal injury in their fourth-round match.

The German was 6-4 3-0 up before his Dutch opponent could not continue.

Data Debrief: Century for Djokovic

Djokovic's win over Norrie was his 100th at Roland-Garros, the first time he has reached this landmark at a major event.

He is the second player to reach this milestone at the French Open after Rafael Nadal, who has 112 wins, and it is also his 16th consecutive quarter-final appearance at the major.

Furthermore, the Serb is now 19-0 in fourth-round matches at Roland-Garros, showing his ability to navigate the latter rounds of the competition.

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