Djokovic with comfortable win vs. Carballes Baena in Paris

Novak Djokovic, world number 1, defeated world number 63, Roberto Carballes Baena, 3-0 sets and advanced to the 1/16 finals of the Roland-Garros.

Novak Djokovic beats Roberto Carballes 6-4, 6-1, 6-2 to reach the 3rd round at #RolandGarros 3rd round.

From what I watched… one of his best matches of the year. pic.twitter.com/qkbQMxYGzg

— José Morgado (@josemorgado) May 30, 2024

The only competitive set was the 1^st where the Spaniard converted 1 break opportunity but the Serbian broke his opponent’s serve twice to closed it 6-4.

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Djokovic also lost a serve in the 2^nd set, but this time, the world number 1 converted 3 break chances and won it 6-1. In the 3^rd set, Nole didn’t give any break chances to Carballes Baena and, with 2 break points converted from 2 opportunities, won the 3^rd set 6-2 and the match for only a little over 2 hours on the court.

Novak also won his 1^st match at the French Open in straight sets against Pierre-Hugues Herbert and his 1^st real test at the Grand Slam in Paris is expected to come next when he faces the winner of Gael Monfils and Lorenzo Musetti which play later today.

The backhand passing shot tutorial, by Novak Djokovic ✍️#RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/NBHIEGRico

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