Serbian Novak Djokovic qualifies for the round of 16 of the Madrid Open, after defeating Frenchman Gael Monfils.
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Novak Djokovic
World number one, Novak Djokovic, started his career in the Madrid Open by defeating French Gael Monfils in two sets without a response, today, Tuesday.
Djokovic won the match in one hour and 28 minutes, 6-3 and 6-2, and he will meet in the round of 16 with Canadian Denis Shapovalov or Britain’s Andy Murray.
This is the 18th match between Djokovic and Monfils, the Serbian won in all of them.
It is noteworthy that Djokovic missed the first part of the current year due to his non-participation in the Australian Open, because he did not receive the Corona vaccine, and he was eliminated in the second round of the Monte Carlo tournament against Spain’s Alejandro Davidovic, and he lost the Belgrade final to Russian Andrey Rublev.