French Open 2023: Novak Djokovic beats Kovacevic, reaches second round

By Parth Dhall

May 29, 2023

07:57 pm

What's the story

Serbian ace Novak Djokovic beat Aleksandar Kovacevic in the first round of the 2023 French Open on Monday.

The former claimed a straight-set win - 6-3, 6-2, 7-6(1) - to reach the second round.

Djokovic, who is chasing his 23rd Grand Slam title, has won the Roland Garros twice in his career.

He entered the tournament with a 20-4 record in the season.

Stats

The men's singles first-round clash ran for over two hours.

Djokovic won a total of 107 points and 41 winners in the match. He fired 10 aces compared to Kovacevic's seven.

Djokovic won 45% of receiving points (47/104) and 73% of net points (19/26).

Kovacevic recorded as many as four double faults.

He smashed the fastest serve of the match (217 KPH).