'An adrenaline experience' - Djokovic on bike ride
French Open 2025Dates: 25 May-8 June Venue: Roland GarrosCoverage: Live radio commentaries across 5 Live Sport and BBC Sounds, plus live text commentaries on the BBC Sport website and app
Novak Djokovic had some unusual preparations for his French Open second-round win over Corentin Moutet.The 38-year-old, bidding for a standalone record 25th Grand Slam singles title, was filmed cycling around the Arc du Triomphe the night before his 6-3 6-2 7-6 (7-1) victory.The Serb was filmed laughing on the chaotic roundabout - which has no marked lanes - while avoiding a white car that braked just in front of him.Djokovic later described the bike ride as an "adrenaline experience"."Roland Garros was kind enough to gift me a bicycle, so I used it yesterday for the first time. We were kind of trying our luck a little bit with that roundabout," said Djokovic."To be honest at one point we had cars all over the place. It was quite an adrenaline experience but I don't think I will repeat that. "We were crazy enough to get into that roundabout. It was fun but at one point also a bit dangerous. "It's great to see Paris from the bicycle. I think it's just more fun."
Djokovic came to Roland Garros, where he is a three-time champion, on the back of winning his 100th ATP singles title in Geneva last week and maintained his good form against Frenchman Moutet.The only potential blip for Djokovic was a medical timeout for a blister on his left foot midway through a tight third set."It took me almost an hour to deal with the blister and the bleeding that I had," said Djokovic."So they had to use the injections and draw the blood out and then inject something to dry out the blister. So that was not really a pleasant process."But I don't think it's going to be an issue for me to recover. Good thing about Grand Slams [is] you have a day in between."Djokovic plays Filip Misolic on Saturday after the Austrian overcame Canadian 27th seed Denis Shapovalov in a marathon five-set match.
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