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Despite not performing at his best, Serbia’s Novak Djokovic managed to reach the second round of the French Open 2024 tennis tournament by defeating Pierre Hughes Herbert in straight sets on Tuesday. World number one player Djokovic showed the way out by defeating France’s Hughes Herbert 6-4, 7-6, 6-4. “I don’t want to get too excited,” Djokovic said after the match. I think it was a good performance for me. Solid performance. Of course, I could have done better, I think I could have done better while returning but credit also goes to him for serving very well.
The 2024 season has not been as expected for Djokovic but he still has his sights set on becoming the first player in the world to win 25 Grand Slam singles titles. Djokovic is a three-time winner at Roland Garros and will have to make the final once again to save his number one ranking. But before coming to Paris this year he had not reached the finals of any tournament. During this period, he had to face defeat in the semi-finals three times.
Djokovic will face Spain’s No. 63 Roberto Carballas Baena in the second round. Caspar Ruud, who made it to the final last year, and former Grand Slam champions Arina Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina also succeeded in registering victory on Tuesday. Ruud, who was also runner-up at Roland Garros in 2022, defeated Felipe Meligeni Alves 6-3, 6-4, 6-3. Two-time Australian Open champion Sabalenka defeated Erica Andreeva 6-1, 6-2 while 2022 Wimbledon winner Rybakina showed her exit by defeating Grete Minnen 6-2, 6-3.
