Roland Garros: Fabio Fognini surrenders to Ofner. Novak Djokovic in the round of 16
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Roland Garros: Fabio Fognini surrenders to Ofner. Novak Djokovic in the round of 16
Fabio Fognini’s adventure at Roland Garros ended in the third round. The 36-year-old Ligurian from Arma di Taggia succumbed with a score of 5-7 6-3 7-6 1-6 6-4 to Austrian Sebastian Ofner after three hours and 54 minutes of play. A pity for Fognini who was also affected by a muscle problem at the end of the first set.
By contrast, Novak Djokovic’s match lasted 18 minutes less despite only three sets played. In fact, the Serbian world number 3 had to toil for three hours and 36 minutes before beating the Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 7-6 7-6 6-2, thus advancing to the round of 16 of the Paris Slam for the 17th time.
