Novak Djokovic, the World No. 1 in tennis surged into the third round of the French Open tournament after defeating Lithuanian Ricardas Berankis.
On Thursday, the Djokovic beat Berankis by 6-1, 6-2, 6-2.
With this win Djokovic registered his 70th win at the Roland Garros tournament, and tied the second-most all-time succesful Roger Federer. Spain’s Rafael Nadal is only before them with his 95 wins.
“Of course, winning that many matches on each Slam is a great achievement, and of course it makes me proud, makes me happy,” Djokovic said after the match as per the official tournament website. “I always aim to play my best tennis in Grand Slams. I think Federer, Nadal, the biggest players in the last 10, 15 years, aim to always play their best in slams,” he added.
“I don’t know much about him, to be honest. I have never seen him play, so I’ll have to obviously look at his matches, the videos, and try to prepare myself with my team,” Djokovic said. “It’s always dangerous facing opponents you never faced before.”
