Novak Djokovic advances to fourth round at French Open

In Tennis, world number one Novak Djokovic beat Daniel Elahi Galan and reached the French Open fourth round. The Serb, bidding for his 18th Grand Slam title, beat the Colombian qualifier 6-0, 6-3, 6-2. Djokovic will face 15th seed Karen Khachanov of Russia for a place in the quarter-finals. It is the 11th consecutive year that Djokovic has reached the last 16. Aiming for a second French Open title, Djokovic barely looked troubled against the world number 153.

Meanwhile Czech seventh seed Petra Kvitova overcame a slow start to beat Canadian teenager Leylah Fernandez and reach the fourth round. Two-time Wimbledon champion Kvitova trailed 5-1 in the opening set but stormed back to win 7-5, 6-3 against the impressive 18-year-old. She will face China's Zhang Shuai for a place in the quarter-finals. Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin advanced with a 6-2, 6-0 win over Romanian qualifier Irina Bara.

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