Novak Djokovic Scripts History, Reaches Fourth Round Of French Open For Record 12th Consecutive Year

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Legendary tennis player Novak Djokovic created history on Saturday as he managed to reach the fourth round of the French Open for the 12th year in a row. Pic Courtesy: PTI

Top seed Djokovic hasn't lost a set in any match so far in the current season at Rouen Garra. He registered a resounding 6-1, 6-4, 6-1 victory over 93rd-ranked Ricardas Berankis in the third round. Pic Courtesy: @DjokerNole / Twitter 

Djokovic's streak of reaching the Round of 16 in Paris is now one above the men's previous professional record of 11. Before him, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer had made it to the fourth round every year from 2005 to 2015. Pic Courtesy: PTI

Djokovic is eyeing a 19th Grand Slam title and a second French Open championship win overall. The 34-year-old Serbia legend, with his 6-1, 6-4, 6-1 win over Berankis, never faced a break point in the match against him. Pic Courtesy: PTI

In three rounds so far, Djokovic has lost 23 games and in the next round will face Italy’s Lorenzo Musetti, who won 3-6, 6-4, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 against Marco Cecchinato. 19-year-old Musetti is playing the first Grand Slam tournament of his career. Pic Courtesy: PTI