Novak Djokovic reached the fourth round of the French Open for the 16th consecutive year with a 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 victory over qualifier Filip Misolic on Saturday night in a match marked by noise from Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) fans cheering as they watched the Champions League final on their phones.
There also were frequent sounds of fireworks popping from PSG’s stadium just a few blocks from Court Philippe-Chatrier. The French club won its first top European championship, beating Italy’s Inter 5-0 in Munich, Germany.
Djokovic had hoped to avoid playing at the same time as the soccer match so he could watch it on TV.
“It was interesting. The crowd was really following the game. And I could hear when they scored. It was way too many times that they were celebrating,” Djokovic said about the spectators in the Chatrier stands. “I was like, ‘Wow, this is a lot of goals from Paris! What’s going on?’ Now I heard it’s 5-0. Quite a result, to be honest.”
During one lengthy tennis point in the third set, some shouts accompanied PSG’s fourth goal, and afterward, the chair umpire asked the spectators to keep it down, drawing boos and whistles in response.
