Djokovic survives, Azarenka loses

PARIS -- Novak Djokovic won even though he felt like nothing was working.

A much less-known player named David Goffin lost, but he walked out of Roland Garros feeling like the luckiest guy in the world.

It was a strange day at the French Open that didn't always fit the script -- and even included an early exit by the top-seeded woman, Victoria Azarenka.

The top-seeded man, Djokovic, punctuated the weirdness, in need of his third career comeback from two sets down to post a fourth-round victory over 22nd-seeded Andreas Seppi, 4-6, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 7-5, 6-3.

"Today, I played a very poor match," Djokovic said.

Goffin, in the draw as a "lucky loser" after falling in qualifying, found himself with a one-set lead against none other than his childhood favorite, Roger Federer, before falling, 5-7, 7-5, 6-2, 6-4. At the end, the 21-year-old, 109th-ranked Goffin got a hug from the 16-time major champion.

"I've had an extraordinary week," he said. "The icing on the cake was to play here with Roger. I won't hide from you that I had photos of Roger everywhere in my room" growing up, Goffin said.

Djokovic kept alive his hopes of winning his fourth straight Grand Slam tournament by winning his 25th straight match in the majors.

Azarenka got off to a bad start and wound up with a 6-2, 7-6 (4) loss to No. 15 Dominika Cibulkova that made her grumpy.

"I'm going to kill myself," she said. "It's [time] to really look forward and improve. That's it."