Prime seed Novak Djokovic defeated nice rival Rafael Nadal 6-1, 6-4 of their sixtieth profession assembly, on Court docket Philippe-Chatrier, on Monday.
The 24-time Grand Slam champion emerged victorious in opposition to the Spaniard, a 22-time main winner, in a single hour and 42 minutes.
Novak made a robust begin and raced to a 6-0, 4-0 lead. Rafa fought again within the second set, leveling at 4-all, however the Serbian star took the next two video games to seal the triumph and advance into the final 16 on the Paris Olympics.
Match statistics: aces (5-1), double faults (1-2), winners (23-12), unforced errors (17-20), complete factors gained (63-43).
Novak will play in opposition to both Matteo Arnaldi (ITA, ATP no.45) or Dominik Koepfer (GR, ATP no.70) within the third spherical.
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