Djokovic was enjoying his first aggressive match since falling to top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz within the Wimbledon ultimate.
The winner of a file 23 Grand Slam singles titles, Djokovic is about to open singles play Wednesday evening in opposition to Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.
Alcaraz confronted Australian qualifier Jordan Thompson in a late match. The defending US Open champion was in place to change into the primary ATP participant to succeed in 50 wins this season.
In ladies’s play, former US Open champion Sloane Stephens reached the third spherical for the primary time since 2019 with a 4-6, 6-4, 6-Four victory over sixth-seeded defending match champion Caroline Garcia.
Stephens, who gained in New York in 2017, improved to 2-Eight in her final 10 matches in opposition to top-10 gamers. Each of the wins have been in opposition to Garcia.
Fifth-seeded Ons Jabeur, in her first match since shedding the Wimbledon ultimate, overcame a 5-1 deficit within the third set to high Anhelina Kalinina 6-3, 6-7(2), 7-6(2).
