Washington, Aug 27: Serbian tennis star and defending champion Novak Djokovic marched into the second round of the ongoing US Open tournament, starting off his campaign with a win over Radu Albot on Monday.
Stepping on the hard court for the first time since the Indian Wells competition back in March and his first tournament after a historic Paris Olympics gold, Djokovic scored a win over Albot by 6-2, 6-2, 6-4 in two hours and seven minutes, as per ATP.
Despite this victory and its margin, Djokovic did not seem to be at his best and cleanest. 10 double faults, putting 47 per cent of first serves into play and 40 unforced errors describe how at times the multi-time grand slam champion was sloppy.
He tied with the Swedish legend Roger Federer with the most wins at the competition with 89 and is now second to Jimmy Connors.