Djokovic Battles Back to Advance to Paris Quarter-Finals

Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates after winning his round of 16 match against Netherlands' Tallon Griekspoor during the ATP Masters 1000–Paris Masters tennis match at AccorHotels Arena in Paris on Nov. 2, 2023. Stephanie Lecocq/Reuters

PARIS—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.