Novak opened the 2024 clay courtroom event season in model.
The oldest world no.1 within the historical past of the ATP Rankings, Novak Djokovic, recorded a routine 6-1, 6-2 win in opposition to Roman Safiullin within the second spherical of the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters on Tuesday.
The match lasted solely 69 minutes.
Novak produced a flawless efficiency. He claimed the primary set breaking his rival thrice. The Serbian ace took the momentum into the second set. Djokovic secured a break within the fourth recreation and held to consolidate it. Another break of serve got here within the eighth and last recreation, and he easily sailed into the final 16.
“I’m very happy,” mentioned Novak. “I believe even the video games that I misplaced I had break factors in these video games. It’s a actually nice first match in the beginning of the clay season. It has all the time been slightly bit up and down. Final 12 months as effectively, I began off effectively at this event and the second match I misplaced, so I hope to take care of this rhythm. I’ve a day tomorrow of coaching and I hope to come back out in a couple of days time with the identical angle and high quality of tennis.”
Match statistics: aces (1-1), double faults (0-2), winners (16-14), unforced errors (9-24), complete factors gained (62-33).
Novak goes on to face Lorenzo Musetti (ITA) within the third spherical, who defeated NextGenATP Arthur Fils (FRA) in straight units.
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