Alexander Zverev swallows a fly before Novak Djokovic swats him aside in Paris

Djokovic was buzzing after stretching his winning run at Roland Garros to 22 matches – he was last beaten here in 2022 by Rafael Nadal.
Alexander Zverev swallows a fly before Novak Djokovic swats him aside in Paris

Novak Djokovic is through to a 13th French Open semi-final. Pic: Aurelien Morissard/AP

Novak Djokovic swatted aside Alexander Zverev to become the oldest French Open semi-finalist in 57 years.

The 38-year-old was trailing Zverev by a set when the German accidentally swallowed a fly.

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