Nole made a great 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 achieve the second spherical in Paris.

The Serbian star didn’t supply 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 gained it comfortably 7-1 to clinch his twenty first victory this yr.

Novak gained 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), complete factors gained (107-78).

“It’s a pleasure to play right here, it’s an excellent match… there are plenty of feelings. I’m very motivated for to do properly in Paris. Congratulations to Alex for a giant battle right this moment. The situations had been troublesome. The wind was altering. However I’m completely satisfied and I’m staying optimistic,” Djokovic mentioned. “I feel within the first and second units I performed rather well, however then I missed alternatives and misplaced a bit of focus within the third set, however his degree 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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