Djokovic in 9th French Open Quarterfinal in Row; Williams sisters ousted

Novak Djokovic reacehd his ninth French Open Quarterfinal in Row as Serena Williams and Venus Williams dropped their match.

PARIS (AP) — Novak Djokovic equaled Roger Federer's mark of reaching nine consecutive quarterfinals at Roland Garros by beating No. 30 seed Fernando Verdasco 6-3, 6-4, 6-2.

It's also Djokovic's 12th career trip to the round of eight in Paris, a record for the 50-year professional era. Djokovic advanced to his 40th Grand Slam quarterfinal.

Rafael Nadal can pull even with a 12th French Open quarterfinal, too, by winning on Monday.

The straightforward victory for 2016 French Open champion Djokovic was his 200th career tour-level win on clay.

Williams sisters drop match

The Williams sisters, Venus and Serena, are out of the French Open doubles tournament.

The third-seeded pairing of Andreja Klepac and Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez beat the Americans 6-4, 6-7 (4), 6-0 to advance to the quarterfinals.

Serena Williams plays Maria Sharapova on Monday for a place in the women's singles quarterfinals.