The third favorite of the tournament, the Serbian Novak Djokovic (3 ATP) passed the first round of Roland Garros without any problems, defeating the 114th place in the world of the American Aleksandar Kovacevic.

Novak Djokovic vs. Marton Fucovic in the second round of Roland Garros

Although Djokovic played his game and controlled the match without emotion, although Kovacevic managed to win 11 games and send the third set to a tiebreak.

The former world number one defeated the US player in three sets 6-3, 6-2, 7-6(1), after a match that lasted two hours and 28 minutes.

In the second round, Nole will meet Hungarian Marton Fuchovych (83 ATP), who knocked out Frenchman Hugo Grenier (122 ATP) in the first round, 6-3, 5-7, 6-1, 6-3.

Novak Djokovic won two trophies at Roland Garros (2016 and 2021) and lost four finals in Paris.

What you need to know about Roland Garros 2023

• It will be the first time since 1998 that neither Roger Federer (retired) nor Rafael Nadal (injured after the Australian Open) will be on court in Paris.

• Other notable absentees from this year’s Paris major include Nick Kyrgios, Andy Murray, Matteo Berrettini, Marin Cilic and Pablo Carreño Busta.

The Roland Garros tournament takes place from May 28 to June 11, has a total prize pool of 49.6 million euros, and is the 127th tournament. Iga Sviatek and Rafael Nadal (14-time winner in Paris) became the champions of the title.

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