{"id":4676,"date":"2013-06-03T15:26:09","date_gmt":"2013-06-03T15:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/disnaija.com\/nigeria-news\/djokovic-into-french-open-quarter-finals\/"},"modified":"2013-06-03T15:26:09","modified_gmt":"2013-06-03T15:26:09","slug":"djokovic-into-french-open-quarter-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disnaija.com\/djokovic-into-french-open-quarter-finals\/","title":{"rendered":"Djokovic Into French Open Quarter-Finals"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Top seed Novak Djokovic reached the French Open quarter-finals on Monday with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 win over German 16th seed Philipp Kohlschreiber.<\/p>\n

Djokovic will face Germany’s Tommy Haas for a place in the semi-finals.<\/p>\n

“It’s very difficult to play against Philipp as he is a specialist on clay. After the first set, I played well so I am happy,” said the world number one.<\/p>\n

“It was windy, but the conditions were the same for both of us. I just had to adjust.”<\/p>\n

On facing Haas, the third oldest man to make the last eight, the Serb said: “I have a lot of respect for Tommy. He is playing well.”<\/p>\n

Djokovic, the runner-up to seven-time champion Rafael Nadal last year, needs a French Open title to complete a career Grand Slam.<\/p>\n

The last time he failed to reach the last-eight of a major was in Paris in 2009 when he lost in the fourth round to Monday’s opponent.<\/p>\n

Kohlschreiber stunned the Serb by breaking in the fifth game on his way to taking the first set.<\/p>\n

Djokovic was warned for taking too long between points in the seventh game of the second set, but he still went on to level the tie.<\/p>\n

A break in the third game of the third set and the fifth game of the fourth put him on the verge of victory.<\/p>\n

The German saved a match point when Djokovic served for the tie in the eighth game and broke for 3-5.<\/p>\n

But Djokovic hit back in the 10th game to take victory and reach his 16th consecutive Grand Slam quarter-final.<\/p>\n

Kohlschreiber paid a heavy price for being able to convert just two of his 13 break points<\/p>\n

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