The quarterfinals of the men's singles at the 2025 French Open are out, and the history-making Djokovic needs to win the top 3 in a row to reach the top

World No. 6 Serbian star Novak Djokovic (No. 6, Serbia) has reached the quarterfinals of the 2025 French Open. On the 2nd local time, Djokovic defeated Cameron Nolly (No. 81, Great Britain) 3-0 (6-2, 6-3, 6-2) in the fourth round of the men's singles on the 9th day of the men's singles held at Roland Garros in Paris, France.

Djokovic, who was happy after reaching the quarterfinals

With the victory of the day, Djokovic took 100 wins in singles at the French Open. Djokovic is only the second player in history to reach his 100th men's singles win at the French Open, following Spanish king Rafael Nadal, who retired after 112 wins. In addition, Djokovic reached the quarterfinals for the 19th time at the tournament, setting a record for the most men's singles quarterfinals in a single Grand Slam event.

The previous record in the field was 18 Wimbledon by Roger Federer (retired, Switzerland). Nadal has won the French Open 14 times, but has reached the quarterfinals 16 times.

If he wins the tournament, Djokovic will first claim 25 Grand Slam singles titles, and his quarter-final opponent will be world No. 3 Germany's Zverev.

A victory over Zverev could see Djokovic meet Italy's world number one Sinner in the semi-finals, where last year's tournament champion and world No. 2 superstar Carlos Alcaraz could be waiting if he reaches the final. In other words, the subject of beating the top three in the world in a row" is in front of Djokovic.

World No. 3 German star Zverev

Djokovic said after the game: "100 wins are good, but 101 wins are better. "Expressed the desire to win the next game. Zverev and Djokovic have an 8-5 record in the past, with Djokovic winning more.

In his most recent matchup, the men's singles semifinals of this year's Australian Open, Zverev won the first set, but Djokovic abstained due to leg muscle pain. This year's French Open men's singles quarter-finals will be played by Djokovic vs. Zverev, Sinner vs. Alexander Barberik (world No. 62, Kazakhstan), Alcaraz vs. Tommy Paul (No. 12, United States), Lorenzo Musetti (No. 7, Italy) vs. Francis Tiafoe (No. 16, USA).