Francisco Cerundolo gives true thoughts on Novak Djokovic’s behaviour and whether it impacted him

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Novak Djokovic has powered into another quarter-final at Roland Garros following his win over Francisco Cerundolo.

The world number one needed to produce another remarkable comeback to secure the last-eight spot at the French Open.

And he did it after four hours and 39 minutes, edging past his Argentine opponent 6-1, 5-7, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3.

But at one point the victory was not on the cards, with the Serbian laying on the court and receiving treatment on his leg early in the second set.

Djokovic was seen wearing tape behind his right knee going into the match, having only just played out a lengthy five-set encounter with Lorenzo Musetti.

Francisco Cerundolo speaks out on Novak Djokovic’s behaviour on the court

His latest opponent Cerundolo has now spoken out on the injury delay, with Djovokic recovering to go on and win the match following the treatment from his physio.

But rather than being distracted by the Serb’s struggles, the Argentine instead opted to focus on his own game.

“It’s not my position to say what he has, if he has something or not,” Cerundolo said in his post-match press conference.

“It didn’t disturb me. He had some falls. I don’t know what he really had. But it’s tennis. I had to be focused on my game, what I was doing, and I tried to do that.

“It doesn’t matter if he called the physio or whatever. Every player has their own injuries or pains during the game and you just have to manage yourself.”

Is the tennis world split over Novak Djokovic’s injury issues?

The Serbian’s injury history has drawn criticism from others in the past, including tennis legend Roger Federer.

The Swiss aimed a dig at his former adversary at the 2009 Australian Open, when Djokovic retired due to an injury in a match against Andy Roddick, with Federer’s comments not going down well with tennis fans after they re-emerged recently.

But Djokovic is undoubtedly well-respected in the game, with former professionals John McEnroe and Tim Henman in awe of his latest comeback win in Paris.

The world number one, who needs to reach at least the final to remain in that position after the tournament, now faces Norwegian seventh seed Casper Ruud in the last eight.