French Open: Top seed Novak Djokovic blazes past Aljaž Bedene into the fourth round

World Number 1 Novak Djokovic gave a strong performance against Aljaž Bedene in Paris and was at the top of his game. The Serb fired 30 winners compared to just 18 unfocused errors. He dictated the game's pace with baseline exchanges to storm into the fourth round of the Roland Garros for the 16th time.

Aljaž Bedene failed to trouble Novak Djokovic on Court Philippe Chatrier as the Serb served with perfection. The Slovenian was outmanoeuvred by sliced backhand shots and clean groundstrokes from Novak Djokovic. In the third set, Aljaž Bedene failed to respond to an early break from Novak Djokovic and made twice as many unfocused errors as his opponent. The 20-time-grand slam winner wrapped up the match with a victory in one hour and 44 minutes, improving his head to head record against Aljaž Bedene to 4-0.

After the match, Novak Djokovic said, "It's not possible to play perfectly but to strive to play close to perfection. I want to play my characteristic game, my aggressive game. It is not always possible, but today it was perfect.

Novak Djokovic is the No. 1 seed at Roland Garros for the fourth consecutive time. The victory against Aljaž Bedene extended his winning streak to eight matches. The 35-year-old Serb will face Diego Schwartzman of Argentina in the fourth round of Roland Garros on May 29.

Cameron Norrie knocked out of French Open after a four-set defeat to Karen Khachanov in the third round

Karen Khachanov of Russia defeated British No. 1 Cameron Norrie 6-2, 7-5, 5-7, 6-4 to advance to the fourth round of Roland Garros.

Cameron Norrie was looking to advance to the second week of Roland Garros for the first time in his career but fell to the superior performance of his Russian opponent. His defeat marked the end of British interest in the men's singles draws at Roland Garros.

Cameron Norrie started well and had plenty of chances to press ahead against Karen Khachanov. He had eight breakpoints in the first set alone but failed to convert even one. The Brit missed three opportunities to break in the second set, while Karen Khachanov converted three to get a 4-2 lead. When Cameron Norrie finally got a breakthrough with a well-placed volley at the net, the 21st seed Khachanov punched back and forced unfocused errors to secure a two-set lead.

Karen Khachanov got a quick 5-1 lead in the final set. Cameron Norrie tried to pull a reversal, saving three match points and narrowing the lead to 5-3. However, Norrie fell to a mighty service game by Karen Khachanov that ended with an ace down the middle.

In a post-match interview, Cameron Noorie said, "I am very disappointed, but I tried as hard as I could and had a good attitude, gave myself a chance. I need to keep doing what I'm doing and learn from these matches. I wanted to make the second week for the first time, but I did not play my best.

Karen Khachanov will face teenage tennis sensation Carlos Alcaraz of Spain in the fourth round of Roland Garros on May 29.