Djokovic, Swiatek through at French Open as Rybakina, Jones exit
Novak Djokovic progressed to the third round of the French Open after seeing off French world No 74 Valentin Royer 6-3 6-2 6-7 (7-9) 6-3 amid a feisty Roland-Garros atmosphere. With the Frenchman batt

Novak Djokovic progressed to the third round of the French Open after seeing off French world No 74 Valentin Royer 6-3 6-2 6-7 (7-9) 6-3 amid a feisty Roland-Garros atmosphere. With the Frenchman battling back to take the third set via a tie-break, Djokovic started to react badly towards the crowd at Court Philippe-Chatrier. Indeed, the 39-year-old put his finger to his lips in a shushing action at several points, and after victory struck a familiar pose of playing a violin with his tennis racke
Djokovic will next face either Brazil's Joao Fonseca or Croatia's Dino Prizmic in the third round for a place in the last 16 in Paris. Latest French Open scores, results and upcoming matches French Open: Order of Play and first-round draw, results Download Sky Sports app for analysis, news and video Not got Sky? Get Sky Sports or stream with no contract Twitter This content is provided by Twitter , which may be using cookies and other technologies. To show you this content, we need your permission to use cookies. You can use the buttons below to amend your preferences to enable Twitter cookies or to allow those cookies just once. You can change your settings at any time via the Privacy Options . Unfortunately we have been unable to verify if you have consented to Twitter cookies. To view this content you can use the button below to allow Twitter cookies for this session only. "I've played two matches and I feel like I've played for two weeks," Djokovic said. "The crowd were involved fully and it wasn't easy for me. I hope I do not play another Frenchman here!" Meanwhile, Russian 11th seed Andrey Rublev was given a three-hour workout in the Paris heat in a 6-1 1-6 6-3 7-6 (7-5) victory over Argentina's Camilo Ugo Carabelli to move into the third round. Erratic Swiatek progresses as No 2 seed Rybakina falls, Britain's Jones knocked out World No 3 Iga Swiatek continued her bid to rediscover her best form at the French Open, reaching the third round with a 6-2 6-3 victory over Czech Sara Bejlek in a match littered with unforced errors.
Key points
- Djokovic will next face either Brazil's Joao Fonseca or Croatia's Dino Prizmic in the third round for a place in the last 16 in Paris.
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