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French Open 2016 Results: Wednesday Winners, Scores, Stats, Singles Draw Update
- Updated: June 1, 2016
Novak Djokovic continued his bid to finally win his first-ever French Open on Wednesday, beating Roberto Bautista Agut in four sets.
Andy Murray needed four sets to get past Richard Gasquet while Stan Wawrinka beat Albert Ramos Vinolas in three. The two will meet in the semi-finals, with the rest of the men’s contenders still to finish their quarter-final matches.
In the women’s draw, Serena Williams had little trouble getting past Elina Svitolina, but her sister, Venus Williams, lost to Timea Bacsinszky in straight sets.
For the updated draw, visit the event’s official website.
Men’s Results
Djokovic resumed his match against Agut in the third set after rain delays forced the contest to be suspended earlier, and if the Serb looked vulnerable in the past few days, those struggles were gone on Wednesday.
The world No. 1 looked calm and relaxed playing from the baseline and attacked the net with a little more aggression, frequently putting his opponent in awkward positions.
As shared by the event’s official Twitter account, Djokovic’s relaxed demeanor showed in his post-match celebrations:
Ballkids are getting all the love! ICYMI: @DjokerNole celebrates match point w/ the help of this fella. #RG16 https://t.co/fwED2thfSN
— Roland Garros (@rolandgarros) June 1, 2016
Per Eurosport UK, he kept up the shenanigans in his post-match interview:
This is how you do a post-match interview! Djokovic wins through… #RG16 https://t.co/8EnI6bmYdE
— Eurosport UK (@Eurosport_UK) June 1, 2016
It’s good to see Djokovic having fun on the court, and his laid-back approach appears to be working. With the likes of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal no longer in Paris, the road to his first …
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