French Open 2016 Results: Winners, Scores, Stats from Saturday’s Singles Bracket

Novak Djokovic’s search for a maiden French Open title continued Saturday after the men’s singles’ No. 1 seed defeated Aljaz Bedene 6-2, 6-3, 6-3 to claim his spot in the fourth round of the 2016 competition.

Rain delays interrupted Saturday’s proceedings, but women’s top seed Serena Williams retained enough momentum to see off French contender Kristina Mladenovic 6-4, 7-6(10) and move into the next round.

David Ferrer also joined Djokovic in the last 16 after defeating Feliciano Lopez 6-4, 7-6(6), 6-1, while Ernests Gulbis advanced after Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was forced to retire in the first set due to injury.

No. 18 Elina Svitolina will face Williams in the next round after she staged a small shock by beating Ana Ivanovic 6-4, 6-4, and Carla Suarez-Navarro’s 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 win over Dominika Cibulkova granted her a spot in the next phase.

Read on for a full recap of Saturday’s biggest headlines from Roland Garros, complete with all the latest third-round results.

Visit the official Roland Garros website for a look at the tournament results in full.

Recap

Britain’s Bedene put up a valiant fight to survive in his Parisian adventure, but Djokovic was able to keep the underdog at arm’s length in a win that hardly showed the tournament favourite at his best.

Djokovic had the added burden of attempting to finish his matchup quickly to avoid trickling into Sunday’s schedule, and he managed to rally through and maintain his streak, per ESPN Tennis, in just over two hours:

Novak Djokovic wins his 24th consecutive match at a Major, downing Aljaz Bedene 6-2 6-3 6-3. He’s 37-1 in Slam matches since start of 2015.

— ESPNTennis (@ESPNTennis) May 28, 2016

Bedene impressed on the serve at times and outdid his opponent in aces, eight to five, per the official Roland …

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