[1/2] Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - May 31, 2023 Serbia's Novak Djokovic in action during his second round match against Hungary's Marton Fucsovics REUTERS/Kai PfaffenbachPARIS, May 31 (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic briefly struggled before bulldozing past Hungarian journeyman Marton Fucsovics 7-6(2) 6-0 6-3 on Wednesday to reach the French Open third round.
I hope you had fun tonight especially in the first set - me, a bit less," Djokovic said on court.
Djokovic raced into a 3-0 lead before his opponent found his rhythm to set up three break points at 4-2.
Djokovic broke his opponent's serve in the opening game of the second set and he did not look back, cruising to victory despite being broken twice more.
"Drama-free Grand Slam, I don't think it can happen for me.
Persons:
Roland Garros, Serbia's Novak Djokovic, Hungary's Marton Fucsovics, Kai Pfaffenbach PARIS, Novak Djokovic, Marton Fucsovics, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Djokovic, Philippe Chatrier, Fucsovics, Julien Pretot, Toby Davis, Ed Osmond
Organizations:
Hungary's Marton Fucsovics REUTERS, Musketeers, Thomson
Locations:
Paris, France, Kosovo, Serbia, Spanish, Serbian, Ukraine