Novak Djokovic needed more than four hours, a handful of anti-inflammatories, and multiple medical timeouts to make history Monday, beating 23rd seed Francisco Cerundolo in the French Open round of 16 on Monday for his 370th Grand Slam match win.
The top-ranked Serb stands alone after surpassing Roger Federer on the all-time list of major singles victories in the Open Era.
Djokovic’s right knee bothered him throughout the match, and he tumbled hard when chasing a return in the fifth set, but somehow, the 37-year-old summoned the energy to avoid his earliest exit from the French Open since 2009 and win 6-1, 5-7, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3.