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Novak Djokovic’s confidence continues to grow as he moved into the fourth round of the French Open after defeating Alejandro Davidovich Fokina of Spain 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5), 6-2 in a tough, hard-fought contest on Friday evening in Paris.
The victory marks the Serb’s 14th consecutive place in round four here and his 88th victory at the French Open. He said: “I’m happy with where I am at the moment with my game. Can it be better? Certainly. Certainly. I still didn’t drop a set. I did play quite a few tiebreaks.