TIL Desk Sports/ Title favourites Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal registered straight-set wins to book their men’s singles second round spots in the French Open. The US veteran Serena Williams, seeded No. 10 in women’s singles, had to recover from one set down to eliminate Vitalia Diatchenko of Russia 2-6, 6-1, 6-0 for the 800th main draw victory of her career on Monday.
Top-ranked Djokovic, bidding to become the second man in history to hold all four Grand Slam titles at the same time on two separate occasions, recorded his 22nd straight Grand Slam win by overcoming Hubert Hurkacz of Poland 6-4, 6-2, 6-2.
The 15-time Grand Slam winner won 81 per cent on first serve, and possessed superior win on second serve over his Polish opponent, striking 27 winners in total. “I thought that I won most of my service games comfortably. I was pretty dominant on my serves, and played a very solid match,” commented Djokovic, who will take on Henri Laaksonen in the second round.
