Paris, June 2 (UNI) Serbian tennis legend Novak Djokovic cruised past Britain's Cameron Norrie to secure his 100th singles victory at the French Open on Monday.
The 38-year-old triumphed 6-2, 6-3, 6-2, reaching the quarterfinals at Roland Garros for the 16th consecutive year.
"It's a very pretty number, but 101 victories sound better," said Djokovic. "I will continue to search for another victory, it's clearly not finished for me here. I'm very honored to make history in this sport, which has given me everything in my life."
Alexander Zverev advanced to the quarterfinals for the seventh time in eight years after Dutch opponent Tallon Griekspoor retired with an abdominal injury while trailing 6-4, 3-0.
World No. 1 Jannik Sinner swept 17th seed Andrey Rublev 6-1, 6-3, 6-4. The Italian, who is chasing his third consecutive Grand Slam title, will next face Kazakhstan's Alexander Bublik.
"I'm very, very happy, because things can go quickly in a bad way, especially in best of five," Sinner said in his on-court interview. "They can go so long, so I'm very happy to finish in three. Night sessions here in Paris are always amazing, so thank you all for coming."
On the women's side, 22-year-old French wildcard Lois Boisson, ranked No. 361 in the world, staged an impressive comeback to defeat third seed Jessica Pegula 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, becoming the first Frenchwoman to reach the Roland Garros last eight since 2017.
"For the match point, I really felt very tense, and when I saw that my forehand was a winner, well, the whole pressure went off," Boisson said. "I was just so happy to win and to be able to play the quarterfinals."
Elsewhere, American star Coco Gauff beat Russia's Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-0, 7-5 to set up an all-American quarterfinal clash with Australian Open champion Madison Keys.
China's Paris Olympic gold medalist Zheng Qinwen is scheduled to face top seed Aryna Sabalenka on Tuesday on center court. Meanwhile, Zhang Shuai of China and Marcelo Arevalo of El Salvador advanced to the mixed doubles semifinals, marking Zhang's first-ever appearance in the final four of the Roland Garros mixed doubles.
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