Djokovic drops set before rain returns to French

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PARIS — Novak Djokovic’s fourth-round match at the French Open finally got started, albeit under a light drizzle, remnants of heavier rain that wiped out an entire day of play and caused a delay of more than an hour to Tuesday’s proceedings.

The top-seeded Djokovic, seeking to win a fourth consecutive major title and complete a career Grand Slam, was facing 14th-seeded Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain at a nearly empty Court Philippe Chatrier, where the handful of spectators huddled under umbrellas.

And there was time for only one set to be finished — Bautista Agut took it 6-3 in 35 minutes by breaking Djokovic three times — before the drizzle grew heavier, causing play to be suspended.

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