After the fuss about his political message at the French Open, Novak Djokovic has reached the third round with some initial problems.
The 36-year-old Serbian tennis star defeated the Hungarian Marton Fucsovics on Wednesday evening after 2:44 hours 7: 6 (7: 2), 6: 0, 6: 3.
The first run alone lasted 88 minutes. In the round of the top 32, Djokovic now wants to continue on his way to the 23rd Grand Slam title against Alejandro Davidovich Fokina from Spain and thus to the sole record ahead of Rafael Nadal.
Djokovic initially had a hard time and had to give up his serve for the first time with a double fault to make it 5: 4. He later scolded his team in the stands.
In the tie-break, the outsider Fucsovics received an ovation from the audience for winning a fascinating rally to make it 2:4. However, Djokovic remained unimpressed and took the important first set. After that he largely dominated.