Novak Djokovic returns with a victory

Novak Djokovic, who participated in the Professional Tennis Association (ATP) 1000 tournament held in Monaco as the top seed and passed the first round without a match, faced Russian Ivan Gakhov, coming from the qualifiers, in the second round.

The 35-year-old, who wrestled from time to time against his world number 198 opponent, won the match 2-0 at 7-6, 6-2 sets after 1 hour and 47 minutes of fighting.

Djokovic, who has 22 Grand Slam titles in his career, will face the winner of the match between Italian tennis players Luca Nardi and Lorenzo Musetti in the next round.

Djokovic, who finally said goodbye to the Dubai Tennis Championship held from February 27 to March 4, in the semifinals, was unable to attend the Miami Open and Indian Wells Masters tournaments that are held in the US due to the new type of coronavirus ( Kovid-19) restrictions. (AA)