Novak Djokovic advanced to the quarterfinals of the Geneva Open by beating Germany's Yannick Hanfmann 6-3 6-3 despite a horror second set.
After securing the first set 6-3, the Serb went down 3-0 in the second and had his sights firmly set on a third set decider against Hanfmann, who knocked out Andy Murray on Monday at the ATP 250 event.
Djokovic quickly found the momentum to hit back, but he raised his level of play and went on to secure the second set after securing a place in the quarters for the sixth straight game.
It was no easy task for Djokovic, who took 90 minutes to get through the Germans.
Djokovic made a surprise entry into the tournament after suffering a shocking early exit against Chile's Alejandro Tabilo at the Italian Open earlier this month. Two days later, he accidentally hit his head with a bottle.
After the world number one was tested, he claimed a wildcard into the Swiss tournament and started his campaign with a win.
Britain's Burrage, who missed the French Open, faces competition for Wimbledon due to injury
British number three Jodie Burrage will miss the French Open after suffering more injury disappointments.
Burrage has been injured in 2024 and has not played since undergoing wrist surgery in March following an issue a few weeks ago in San Diego.
The world number 111 has completed his recovery and was due to contest the main draw at Roland Garros, but a twisted ankle on Tuesday ruled him out of his second major tournament of the year.
Jodie Burrage, ranked third in the UK, withdrew from the French Open due to an ankle injury.
A bigger worry for the 24-year-old is the prospect of not being able to compete at Wimbledon, which begins on July 1.
“I was playing clay for Roland Garros yesterday when I fell and rolled my ankle,” Burrage said on Instagram.
“As things stand now, we have had to evacuate from next week. We will not know the extent of the damage until we receive further tests in the next few days.
“I've had a problem with my wrist and it's hard to get my head around how well my recovery has been and what's happened. I'm praying for good news in the next few days.”
Burrage has started the new season strongly with his first qualifying appearance at the Australian Open, but is now competing for playing time at SW19.
WTA Recap: Top seed advances to Strasbourg
Top seed Marketa Vondrousova dropped the first set in France's Internationaux de Strasbourg on Wednesday but recovered to beat squash qualifier Magdalena Frech 5-7 6-1 6-0.
Frech, from Poland, was looking for his first win against a top 10 player, but the Czech won in 2 hours and 13 minutes. Frech fell to 0-14 in top-10 competition.
Vondrosova advanced to the quarterfinals where she will face wild card Anhelina Kalinina, who beat France's Fiona Perrault in three sets.
Top seed Marketa Vondrousova won in Strasbourg.
Additionally, second seed Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil, third seed Danielle Collins and fourth seed Madison Keys also moved on to the quarters, all winning in straight sets.
Two seeded players fell out of competition Wednesday. Russia's No. 6 Ekaterina Alexandrova lost to Poland's Magda Linnet in three sets, while defending champion Ukraine's No. 7 Elina Svitolina lost to France's Clara Bourel in three sets.
In Morocco, unseeded Peyton Stearns defeated 6th seed Wang Xiyu (China) 6-3 6-1 in the second round held in Rabat.
In the quarterfinals, Stearns will meet fourth seed Lucia Bronzetti, who beat fellow Italian Martina Trevisan 6-2 6-3.
Other winners were Mayar Sherif from Egypt, Viktoriya Tomova from Bulgaria and Laura Siegemund from Germany. Russia's Kamilla Rakhimova took the lead with a walkover.
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