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Djokovic reaches French Open fourth round

Djokovic reaches French Open fourth round Defending champion Novak Djokovic survived a third-round scare at the French Open to beat unseeded Argentine Diego Schwartzman in five sets. The Serb came back from two sets to one down to win 5-7 6-3 3-6 6-1 6-1. Djokovic, 30, finished strongly despite making 55 unforced errors and arguing with umpire Carlos Ramos over a conduct warning. The presence of new coach Andre Agassi has yet to inspire the 12-time Grand Slam champion to rediscover the form that made him a seemingly untouchable world number one this time last year. An erratic performance saw Djokovic hit 21 errors in relinquishing a 4-1 lead in the first set. A late break in the second appeared to have settled the world number two, but Schwartzman – playing his first ever third-round match at a Grand Slam – was his equal throughout the third. The 5ft 7in Argentine then broke serve for a 5-3 lead and remarkably recovered from 0-40 to serve out the set. With the crowd now excited by the

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