Top seed Novak Djokovic begins French Open title bid by dismantling Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz. More here:
PARIS - Top seed Novak Djokovic might be out of pocket after trashing the floor of a Roland Garros gym but there was little else troubling the Serb after he opened his French Open bid on Monday by dismantling Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz.
Reigning champion Rafael Nadal, the man most likely to block Djokovic’s path to a second “Nole Slam”, had earlier launched his bid for a 12th title on the Parisian clay in sublime style. “I probably will,” Djokovic told reporters when asked if he had received a repair bill. “The damage was pretty big, I must say. You know, huge muscles that I possess, it’s kind of“I just swing with the ball quite hard in front of me, kind of to warm up upper body, and after a second throw, I heard a crack. The wooden floor completely collapsed under).
Since his first, the French Open has undergone a huge makeover and Djokovic said he is impressed with the revamp of Chatrier, hinting that it could give him a subtle advantage.
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