Novak Djokovic and Salvatore Caruso will face off in the 3rd round of the French Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 1 pm (est) on Court Philippe CHATRIER .
Novak Djokovic
Currently world no. 1 Djokovic reached the 3rd round after beating Hubert Hurkacz 6-4 6-2 6-2 and Henri Laaksonen 6-1 6-4 6-3.
His best result of the year was winning the title in Melbourne where he beat Rafael Nadal in the final 6-3 6-2 6-3 and in Madrid where he defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 6-3 6-4.
Novak has a 25-5 win-loss record in 2019, 12-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the French Open
Djokovic lost in the quarter 6-3 7-64 1-6 7-611 to Marco Cecchinato.
Salvatore Caruso
Ranked no. 147 (career high), Caruso reached the 3rd
round after defeating Norbert Gombos 5-7 6-4 6-4, Ze Zhang 6-2 6-2, Dustin Brown 4-6 6-4 6-3, Jaume Antoni Munar Clar 7-5 4-6 6-3 6-3 and Gilles Simon 6-1 6-2 6-4.Salvatore’s best result of the year was reaching the semi-finals in Phoenix Challenger.
Salvatore has a 23-14 win-loss record in 2019, 13-5 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the French Open
Caruso lost in the qualifications 6-4 6-4 to Prajnesh Gunneswaran.
Prediction and head to head Novak Djokovic vs. Salvatore Caruso
There is no head to head record between Novak Djokovic and Salvatore Caruso since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Novak Djokovic who should win in 5 sets.
Novak Djokovic ->
Salvatore Caruso ->
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