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Matt Majendie

French Open 2023: Novak Djokovic survives Alejandro Davidovich Fokina test to reach last 16

Injured, out of sorts and occasionally out of his mind, Novak Djokovic showed enough resilience to defeat Alejandro Davidovich Fokina and book his place in the last 16 of the French Open.

His Spanish opponent threw just about everything at him bar perhaps the kitchen sink but, despite playing some of his best tennis, it just wasn’t enough.

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