Novak Djokovic is into a 17th Roland Garros quarter-final after a 6-3 6-2 6-2 win over Juan Pablo Varillas.
The Serb reached a record-breaking 17th Roland Garros quarter-final after a dominant performance over Varillas.
Djokovic broke on six occasions as the two-time champion reached the last eight in Paris.
Next Djokovic will face Karen Khachanov and the 22-time Grand Slam champion admitted he’s already focused on that contest, “Well, I’m proud of it, but my attention is already in the next match,” Djokovic said.
“I mean, obviously quarterfinals, Khachanov, I know what my goal is here.
I’m trying to stay mentally the course and of course not look too far. Obviously the performance of today gives me a great deal of confidence about how I felt, about how I played. So I’m looking forward to the next match.
“Of course you’re looking, you’re analyzing everyone’s game. You’re basically following what’s going on in the draw. But most of the attention is obviously focused on you, on what you need to deliver on the court, how you need to perform, how you need to win the next match.
“It’s only about the next step. But of course I do keep in mind what the others are doing, as well.”
Djokovic’s ability to maintain his focus during Grand Slams is certainly impressive as he looks forward to another Roland Garros quarter-final.
The Serb also revealed his sleep routine during his press conference with Holger Rune commenting on his own sleeping patterns recently.
Speaking on the topic, Djokovic told the press that sleep is very important and revealed he’s a deep sleeper, “Well, I mean, sleep is extremely important. Probably more important than any other recovery routines that you could do,” Djokovic said.
“Yeah, I like to get at least, you know, eight-and-a-half hours of sleep a night. I’m pretty deep sleeper, so to say. I don’t wake up during the night, so I get everything done in those particular amount of hours that I’m looking for.
“I mean, especially if you are experiencing some, you know, physical, strong physical efforts on a given day, then your body is asking for more sleep. REM sleep is the most important one between 1:00 and 4:00 a.m. So I try to be already in a deep sleep by that time.
“I don’t go too early to sleep but I also don’t go late, around midnight or something. I try to get those eight or nine hours of beauty sleep. I think that helps a lot with recovery, feeling good, feeling fresh.
“Do I get naps? I get, yeah, if you want to call them maybe short naps, maybe some meditation stuff that I do during the day that it’s just kind of a quick reset of energy, 10, 15 minutes, 30 minutes, depends how much I have.
“Sometimes it’s just five minutes breathing exercises or something that will just recharge me and allow me to have a bit more energy for the rest of the day. Basically, yeah, that’s the whole routine.”
A fascinating insight into how sleep is important to an elite athlete as Djokovic looks for a 23rd Grand Slam in Paris, which would put him at the top of the Grand Slam winning charts.
Djokovic’s match against Khachanov will take place on Sunday with the Serb with Djokovic leading the head-to-head 8-1.
