Nole made a very good begin to his bid for a file twenty third main crown.
Two-time French Open titlist, Novak Djokovic, defeated Aleksandar Kovacevic 6-3, 6-2, 7-6 (1) in windy situations on Philippe Chatrier on Monday, to succeed in the second spherical in Paris.
The Serbian star didn’t provide many alternatives to the 114th-ranked American within the first a part of the match. He broke as soon as within the first set, and twice within the second to seize a two units to like lead.
The third set was a tighter affair as the 2 gamers exchanged breaks twice, earlier than going to a tie-break. Djokovic received it comfortably 7-1 to clinch his twenty first victory this 12 months.
Novak received 82 per cent (37/45) of factors behind his first serve.
Match statistics: aces (10-7), double faults (1-4), winners (41-25), unforced errors (22-34), whole factors received (107-78).
“It’s a pleasure to play right here, it’s an incredible match… there are quite a lot of feelings. I’m very motivated for to do effectively in Paris. Congratulations to Alex for an enormous battle at present. The situations had been troublesome. The wind was altering. However I’m glad and I’m staying constructive,” Djokovic stated. “I believe within the first and second units I performed very well, however then I missed alternatives and misplaced a bit focus within the third set, however his stage was robust. He wasn’t a straightforward opponent. I needed to earn it.”
The match lasted two hours and 26 minutes.
Novak will tackle world no.83 Marton Fucsovics of Hungary subsequent (H2H file 4-0).
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