PARIS, May 28 (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic continued his amazing, unbeaten run by knocking out Argentine Juan Martin del Potro 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-2 in his first serious test on the Paris clay to reach the fourth round of the French Open on Saturday.
World number two Djokovic, who has a 40-0 record this year, eased through the opening set before Del Potro found his range with his devastating forehand and punched back to level the tie just before it was interrupted due to bad light on Friday.
After they resumed on Saturday, Del Potro set up two break points in the fifth game of the second set but could not convert them and in the following game, Djokovic broke to love as he put the Argentine on the ropes.
Serbian Djokovic, who is on a 42-match winning streak since last December, ended the contest with an exquisite drop shot to set up a meeting with local favourite Richard Gasquet, the 13th seed, for a place in the quarter-finals.
World number two Djokovic, who has a 40-0 record this year, eased through the opening set before Del Potro found his range with his devastating forehand and punched back to level the tie just before it was interrupted due to bad light on Friday.
After they resumed on Saturday, Del Potro set up two break points in the fifth game of the second set but could not convert them and in the following game, Djokovic broke to love as he put the Argentine on the ropes.
Serbian Djokovic, who is on a 42-match winning streak since last December, ended the contest with an exquisite drop shot to set up a meeting with local favourite Richard Gasquet, the 13th seed, for a place in the quarter-finals.
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