The Serbian tennis player, who seeks to expand his record and win the 25th title of, qualified for the second round of Roland Garros without major difficulties by beating American Mackenzie McDonald (n.98) on Tuesday (27). Current number 6 of the world, Djokovic closed the egg in 3 sets at 0, with a triple 6-3, in one hour and 58 minutes on the Philippe Chatrier court.
Geneva champion last weekend, the 100th title of his career, the 38 -year -old will face the winner of the duel between the French Corentin Moutet in the next phase (n.73) and Clement Tabur (n.280).
Against McDonald, whose career made was defeating Rafael Nadal at the Australia Open in 2023, Djokovic did not have to step on the accelerator. The only fright was when he had his loot broken on the second set, when he already won 5-2. By beating McDonald, Djokovic menues his 21st consecutive victory at first -round games in Roland Garros, a record.
*With information from AFP
Posted by Nátaly Tenório
