Tennis-Djokovic battles back to advance to Paris quarter-finals

Tennis - ATP Masters 1000 - Paris Masters - AccorHotels Arena, Paris, France - November 2, 2023 Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates after winning his round of 16 match against Netherlands' Tallon Griekspoor REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq

PARIS (Reuters) -World number one Novak Djokovic fought back to beat Tallon Griekspoor 4-6 7-6(2) 6-4 on Thursday and reach the Paris Masters quarter-finals.

The Serb, unlike in his slick second-round win, looked rusty in only his second singles match since playing in the Davis Cup six weeks ago, losing a 4-1 lead in the first set and squandering three break opportunities early in the second.