The highest seed Novak Djokovic kicked off his fifth Olympic Video games with a rock-solid 6-0, 6-1 overcome Matthew Ebden on Courtroom Philippe-Chatrier. Novak dominated the doubles specialist and sealed the deal in 53 minutes, passing the primary impediment in Paris and transferring into the second spherical.
Djokovic barely misplaced a degree behind the preliminary shot and turned 63% of the return factors into six breaks from 9 alternatives. Novak dropped three factors in his video games within the opening set, mounting the stress on Matthew.
Ebden couldn’t observe that tempo, serving at 47% and barely taking a few factors, struggling three breaks and experiencing a bagel. Novak created two break factors within the first sport of the encounter and transformed the primary after Matthew’s careless volley on the web.
Djokovic closed the second sport after a deuce with a backhand down the road winner and made one other push on the return at 2-0.
Novak Djokovic misplaced one sport towards Matthew Ebden within the Olympic Video games R1.
Ebden missed a drop shot and misplaced serve after Djokovic’s backhand down the road winner.
Novak held at love within the fourth sport and generated his third break of serve within the subsequent one after Matthew’s unfastened drop shot try. World no. 2 served for the set at 5-0 and landed an ace for 3 set factors. Djokovic fired one other highly effective serve, holding at love and delivering a bagel after 25 minutes.
The Aussie went for an underarm Serb at 0-40 within the first sport of the second set, dropping serve at love after the Serb’s volley winner on the web and lengthening his downfall. Djokovic held at love within the second sport, rattling off 13 factors and marching towards the highest.
Ebden fought within the third sport, defending break factors and making a sport level, desirous to deliver his identify to the scoreboard.
Novak denied the rival’s sport level with a forehand winner and transformed the third break level after the rival’s double fault. Djokovic dropped the opening two factors of the fourth sport earlier than rattling off 4 factors and shutting it with a service winner, taking the opening ten video games of the duel.
The Aussie performed his finest sport at 0-4., taking it at love after the Serb’s forehand error and avoiding a bagel. Djokovic grabbed the sixth sport at love with a volley winner, transferring 5-1 up and forcing his rival to serve to remain within the match.
Novak created a match level with a volley winner and transformed it with a backhand down the road winner, sealing the deal and crusing into the second spherical.