Novak Djokovic battled into the French Open fourth round for a 14th consecutive year on Friday as Carlos Alcaraz also progressed, after women’s third seed Jessica Pegula and men’s seventh-ranked Andrey Rublev were dumped out of the tournament.
In football, PSG announced on Friday that former Spain defender Sergio Ramos will join Lionel Messi in leaving the club at the end of the season.
Meanwhile, in cricket, England piled on the misery against Ireland as Ollie Pope and Ben Duckett both compiled record-breaking centuries before debutant Josh Tongue took his first wickets in Test cricket.
Here’s a look at the key stories from international sporting events through the day for 2 June, 2023:
Djokovic, Alcaraz reach last 16
Novak Djokovic had made headlines for his comments about Kosovo this week but his on-court progress has been relatively serene, reaching the second week without dropping a set.
The Serb star was made to work hard by Spanish 29th seed Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, who served for the first set and missed a set point in the second, but won 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5), 6-2 on Court Philippe Chatrier.
“I thought if I lost the second set we would play five hours today, but I’m proud of the performance,” said Djokovic.
Two-time champion Djokovic, who has also made…
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