Novak Djokovic took one French Open report away from 14-time champion Rafa Nadal on Sunday when he grew to turn out to be the first participant to attain the Roland Garros quarter-finals for a seventeenth time — nevertheless the Serb will not let that milestone distract him from the job at hand.
Djokovic’s main focus has been to win a males’s report twenty third Grand Slam title subsequent weekend and he moved nearer to that intention by crushing Peruvian Juan Pablo Varillas 6-3 6-2 6-2 to rearrange a ultimate eight showdown with eleventh seed Karen Khachanov.
“Well, I’m proud of it (the record of quarter-finals), but my attention is already in the next match,” Djokovic said. “I indicate, clearly quarter-finals, Khachanov, I do know what my intention is correct right here.
“I’m trying to stay mentally the course and of course not look too far.”
Djokovic is tied with Spain’s Rafa Nadal, who has triumphed an unbelievable 14 events on the claycourt primary, on 22 Grand Slam titles.
Nadal, who did not compete in Paris ensuing from an injury, underwent surgical process this week and is out for the rest of the yr.
“Obviously the performance of today gives me a great deal of confidence about how I felt, about how I played. So I’m looking forward to the next match,” Djokovic said.
“Of course you’re looking, you’re analysing everyone’s game. You’re basically following what’s going on in the draw.”
“But most of the attention is obviously focused on you, on what you need to deliver on the court, how you need to perform, how you need to win the next match. It’s only about the next step.”
Djokovic has appeared slot in his quest for a third title in Paris no matter pulling out of the Madrid Open in April and needing a painkiller all through his quarter-final loss in Rome ultimate month.
