The world no.1 needed 88 minutes to eliminate the 21-year-old German 6-4, 6-2 and advance into the second round of the ATP World Tour 500 event.
Djokovic secured an early break of serve and took the opening set 6-4. He broke his opponent's serve twice in the second set, in the fifth and seventh games, and served it out 6-2.
" He definitely played well," said Djokovic after the match. "I was impressed with his game, especially in the first set. It could have gone a different way really, because he was returning well. He went on the court wanting to win, and that's the right attitude, I think. "
" I was really happy throughout the whole match the way I played. I really didn't have many downs in the game. He made me play it. He gave me good rhythm and went for his shots and made a lot of winners. Credit to him. I'm happy with the first match after four weeks definitely. "
This was Nole’s first match since winning his fifth Grand Slam title at the Australian Open with the epic victory over Rafa Nadal in 5 hours and 53 minutes in historic final. Defending his Dubai crown, the Serbian star is confident he can replicate the success he’s had in previous years at the event, which has seen him win the past three trophies.
He will next face the winner of the match between no.74 in the ATP rankings, Ukraine's Sergiy Stakhovsky, and Omar Awadhy from United Arab Emirates, which will be played on Tuesday.
SOURCE: Novak Djokovic Official WebSite and ATP World Tour Site
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