News India Live, Digital Desk: Tennis star Novak Djokovic defeated Frenchman Corentin Motate 6-3, 6-2, 7-6 (1) in the second round of the French Open 2025, showing his talent and experience on Thursday. The court proceeded in Round 3 at the Grand Slam event for a 38 -year -old Serbian player, who was supporting his enthusiastic domestic player, while dealing with a partial crowd in Suzanne Langlane.
Match starts Djokovic The special accuracy of this happened, as he broke the service at the beginning of the Motet and took the first set 6-3. He also dominated the 26-year-old player in the second set and finally won it 6–2 with a combination of strategic net play and deep groundstroke. However, challenges for both players were introduced in the third set.
Encouraged by domestic audience, Motate effectively took a lead of 4–2 by breaking the service of Djokovic. The player who won the Grand Slam 24 times had a blister in the left toe, which required medical timeout, but somehow he brake back and equalized the set. At 5-6, Djokovic faced the set point, but he saved it from the classic forehand winner, leaving the set to the tiebreak.
In Tybreak, Djokovic had put full force against the French rival as he improved his game and finally won the match 7–1, taking advantage of the mistakes of the Motate. The match lasted more than three hours in which Djokovic set 43 winners and won 78 percent of his net points.
Against Round 3?
After the game, Djokovic appreciated the energy of the audience on the court Suzanne Langlane, who remained sitting for so long. He also talked about the problem of his toe, he said that although the blister was painful and needed to be removed, he would get enough time to recover before the next game. Win on Motet has extended the undefeated streak of Djokovic against French players to 12 matches at the French Open to 12 matches.
He is now ready to confront the Austria’s Philip Misolic in the third round on Saturday, May 31 (Day 7), as he is looking for a record 25th Grand Slam title. Missolic defeated Dennis Shapovalov of Canada in the second round of tough competition and is ready to confront Djokovic in the third round.
Despite the huge defeat, the game of Mutet was a proof of his development and nature, and his performance against the world number six showed his possibilities, giving him praise from domestic audiences.
