Djokovic has still not lost in his opening match of a major since the 2006 Australian Open.
NOVAK DJOKOVIC STARTED his bid for a men’s record 23rd Grand Slam singles title with a straight-sets victory over Aleksandar Kovacevic in the French Open first round on Monday, as Carlos Alcaraz waited to open his tournament.
He is tied with Nadal for most men’s Slam singles trophies and just one behind the 23 of Serena Williams. Margaret Court holds the all-time record of 24. Kovacevic did break for the first time in the match to level the set at 3-3, only to drop serve again immediately. Canadian 10th seed Felix Auger-Aliassime suffered a third defeat at the opening hurdle in four visits to Roland Garros as he lost 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 to Fabio Fognini.
Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, the losing finalist in 2021, brushed aside Czech teenager Linda Fruhvirtova 6-2, 6-2.Later Monday, Alcaraz begins his bid for a second Grand Slam title against Italian qualifier Flavio Cobolli, the world number 159 playing in a Grand Slam for the first time.
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