Novak Djokovic cleared a major hurdle in pursuit of a fourth Roland-Garros title, defeating No. 3 Alexander Zverev 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 in the quarterfinals on Wednesday in Paris.

Alexander Zverev pointed to the weather conditions as a contributing factor to his defeat against Novak Djokovic on Wednesday. The third seed won the first set against Djokovic but then lost the remaining three to go crashing out of the French Open at the quarter-final stage.