Novak Djokovic topples Francisco Cerundolo 6-1 5-7 3-6 7-5 6-3 in the 4th round in Paris on Monday. Djokovic will face Casper Ruud in the quarter. The epic lasted 4 hours and 39 minutes. The Serbian won this tournament 3 times in 2016, 2021 and 2023. Here you can see his history at this event.
The Serbian added to his prize money € 165,000 after conquering this match. He has already won € 415,000 after this win. If he wins the next match, Novak will add € 235,000 to his earnings to get in total € 650,000 in total.
Highlights Novak Djokovic vs. Francisco Cerundolo French Open – Paris
Djokovic’s Interview
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, the Serbian scored 171 points vs. the Argentine’s 158.
Djokovic
Novak didn’t lose the concentration in converting 55% of the break points that he conquered (6/11).
Cerundolo
On the other side, Francisco wasn’t that great in converting his break points (only 21% – 4/19). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.
After this match, the head to head between Djokovic and Cerundolo is 1-0 for Novak.
Draw and next match H2H: Novak Djokovic vs. Casper Ruud – stats
Djokovic will play Ruud in the quarter.
This will be the 7th time that Novak Djokovic and Casper Ruud fight against each other. The head to head is 5-1 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 3-1 on clay.
The last time that they played each other, Ruud won 6-4 1-6 6-4 in the semifinal in Carlo back in April 2024.
Tennis Scores at the French Open
- Casper RuudRuud – Taylor FritzFritz (7-66 3-6 6-4 6-2)
- Alexander ZverevZverev – Holger RuneRune (4-6 6-1 5-7 7-62 6-2)
- Alex De MinaurDe Minaur – Daniil MedvedevMedvedev (4-6 6-2 6-1 6-3)
- Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Francisco CerundoloCerundolo (6-1 5-7 3-6 7-5 6-3)
- Carlos AlcarazAlcaraz – Felix Auger-AliassimeAuger-Aliassime (6-3 6-3 6-1)
- Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Matteo ArnaldiArnaldi (3-6 7-64 6-2 6-2)
- Grigor DimitrovDimitrov – Hubert HurkaczHurkacz (7-65 6-4 7-63)
- Jannik SinnerSinner – Corentin MoutetMoutet (2-6 6-3 6-2 6-1)
Upcoming matches
- Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Casper RuudRuud (5-1) – H2H details and stats
- Grigor DimitrovDimitrov – Jannik SinnerSinner (1-3) – H2H details and stats
- Alexander ZverevZverev – Alex De MinaurDe Minaur (7-2) – H2H details and stats
- Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Carlos Alcaraz GarfiaAlcaraz Garfia (0-5) – H2H details and stats