Novak Djokovic qualified for the third round of the strong tennis tournament of the Masters 1000 series in Monte-Carlo. The world number 1 began his participation with an emphatic victory over Roman Safiullin 6-1, 6-2 in about an hour and 10 minutes of play.
The Serbian got off to a flying start and raced to a two-break lead before converting another for a 6-1 win in the opening set. In the second, he continued to dominate on the court and made two more breaks to celebrate the ultimate win. The Joker played a very clean match, losing only five points on the first serve and only one on the second for the entire match. He finished with 14 winners and just 5 unforced errors, not giving up a single break point to his Russian opponent.
The two-time Monte-Carlo champion faces a match with the winner of the Arthur Fils (France) - Lorenzo Musetti (Italy) pair later tonight.
The champion from Estoril, Hubert Hurkacz, also started with a victory by overcoming Jack Draper after a tiebreak in the third set. /BGNES
