
Defending champion Novak Djokovic produced another outstanding display as he reached the French Open fourth round without dropping a set all week.
Serbia’s Djokovic, 34, won 6-3 6-3 6-2 – saving one break point in the third set – against Slovenia’s Aljaz Bedene.
The top seed remains on course for a potential quarter-final meeting with Spain’s 13-time champion Rafael Nadal.
Nadal, 35, also moved into the last 16 on Friday with a 6-3 6-2 6-4 win over Dutch opponent Botic van de Zandschulp.
Angelique Kerber’s quest of completing a career Grand Slam came to an end after the 21st seed was knocked out, losing 6-4 7-6(5) to Aliaksandra Sasnovich in the third round. Meanwhile, Coco Gauff beat Kaia Kanepi 6-3 6-4.
Teenager Leylah Fernandez battled past Belinda Bencic 7-5 3-6 7-5 to advance to the last-16 for the first time. She meets Amanda Anisimova, who advanced after Karolina Muchova retired at 6-7(7) 6-2 3-0 in the third set following an ankle injury.
Argentine 15th seed Diego Schwartzman ripped a spectacular backhand winner to wrap up a 6-3 6-1 6-2 over Grigor Dimitrov.

