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Article: Australian Open champion is first man to reach third round at French Open
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- May 28, 2008
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The only man with a chance to win a true Grand Slam this year was the first man to reach the third round at the French Open.
At a tournament affected by rain on each of the first three days, Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic beat Miguel Angel Lopez Jaen 6-1, 6-1, 6-3 Wednesday.
"It's always good to have easy matches," said Djokovic, seeded third behind last year's French Open finalists Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. "Of course, Roland Garros is a Grand Slam, and it takes two weeks.
"It's a really long tournament, and if you have a chance to play an easy match, a short match to save the energy for the continuation of the tournament, that's ...