Novak Djokovic beat Salvatore Caruso in the 3rd round of the French Open.

The world no.1 played solid tennis to beat Italian qualifier Salvatore Caruso in his 3^rd round match of the French Open.

The Serbian beat Caruso 6-3 6-3 6-2 in 2 hours and 4 minutes. This is for the 10^th consecutive year that the top-seeded Serbian has made it to the 4^th round of the tournament.

The Italian tried his best but it was too much for him to make a dent in the defenses of the top-ranked player. Caruso did manage to have 5 break opportunities against the Serb but was unable to convert, on the other hand, Djokovic utilized 5 of his 11 break chances. Another problem with the world no.147 was his inability to win points on his first serve.

The Match

In the first set, the world no.1 broke the Italian in the 4^th game to lead 3-1. This was enough for the champion player to win the first set 6-3.

In the second set, Caruso did well to survive the onslaught by the Serbian but ultimately lost his serve in the  5^th game (3-2). Djokovic got another break in the 9^th game to win the second set 6-3.

3^rd set was a breeze for the world no.1 as he broke Caruso twice to win the set 6-2.

24 consecutive wins at Slams… and counting?

How far can @DjokerNole go? He defeats Caruso 6-3 6-3 6-2 for a place in the R16. #RG19 pic.twitter.com/sxkfV7dQ7B

— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) June 1, 2019

The 32-year-old Serbian will now face Jan-Lennard Struff in his next match.

Head 2 Head

• 24Slam
• 100Main
• 3Chall
• 2Minor

• 0Slam
• 1Main
• 6Chall
• 6Minor

Novak
Djokovic

7:0

Jan-Lennard
Struff

Rank

7

High

1

5Hard0

1Clay0

1I.hard0

Rank

43

High

21

Win Loss

Djokovic

LWWWWWWLWW

Struff

LWLWLWLLLW

2024 2023 2022

36 - 9

28 - 19

15-5

Hard

4-8

0-0

I Hard

3-4

16-3

Clay

15-5

5-1

Grass

6-2