Due to the issue related to the Covid-19 vaccine, Novak Djokovic missed both Masters 1000 in the US, Indian Wells and Miami Open. In April, the Serbian player officially re -appeared at Monte Carlo Masters. This is also the tournament for him to run the momentum for the second Grand Slam of the year to expand.
With the No. 1 position on the ATP rankings, Djokovic is the No. 1 seed in Monte Carlo this year. After being exempted from the first round, he had just battled the troops in the second round. Nole's opponent was the player ranked 198 in the world Ivan Gakhov. Despite great efforts, Gakhov could not surprise his seniors.
Entering Set 1, Djokovic started badly and was suddenly broken the game first in Game 7.
In the rest of set 1, no one won extra break. Therefore, the two players have to enter the tie-break series of brain balance. Here, Djokovic showed his bravery when there were 2 mini breaks and won the 7-5 button.
After the first set of competition seemed to deviate, Djokovic found himself in set 2. Accordingly, the world's No. 1 player mastered the game completely. Near the end of the set, he won 2 consecutive breaks in games 5 and 7, then ended the set match with the 6-2 gap.
In the end, Djokovic defeated Gakhov with a score of 7-6 (5), 6-2, thereby officially writing his name in the third round. His next opponent would be the winner of the Lorenzo Musetti vs Luca Nardi.
Immediately after the match of Djokovic, the No. 2 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas also had tickets to the second round. The defending champion has just surpassed Benjamin Bonzi after the player gave up due to injury.
