Totally reinvigorated, Djokovic starts off on the right foot in the Masters

Novak Djokovic, a regular at the masters tournament, did not lag behind.

6-3, 6-2 in 1h18.

The only moment of passing doubt, the serve lost in the 1st set to be led 2-1, before quickly reestablishing the balance and unrolling.

Forgotten the recent weariness, the world n ° 1 entered with conviction in the last meeting of a singular season.

For the last passage of the Masters in London, the one who will remain, like Ivan Lendl at New Yourk (5 titles), the outstanding figure of the tournament (4 crowns) wants to stand out.

And climb to 3rd place among the players who won the most matches at the Masters behind Roger Federer 59 and Ivan Lendl 39, ahead of Boris Becker 36 and Pete Sampras 35. Djokovic regained his pace and offered rookie Diego Schwartzman a very delicate discovery.

Quickly, well done: Djokovic dominates Schwartzman (6-3, 6-2) in 1h18 for his entry into the Masters competition https://t.co/2C7oYp9OiW

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Djokovic, a revived mechanic.

Carried by a whipped pride.

His last performance (6-2, 6-1 defeat in the quarter-finals in Vienna) had, in the wake of the final lost at Roland Garros (6-0, 6-2, 7-5) left to sneak the idea that Novak Djokovic ended the year in pain.

Cut off in his tracks during the first confinement (18 consecutive victories), the Serb had, in Austria, found what he had come for, the assurance of finishing once again in first place in the world.

And join, with a sixth year completed in place of world No. 1, Pete Sampras.

During an exchange with the American, the Serbian noted the difficulty of the task: “the total involvement, the enormous organizational efforts on the court and in your life in general.

I fully understand Pete when he says he slept badly, ate badly, lived with an upset stomach or in tension with those around him.

With the stress, the excitement, this kind of permanent tornado, it even happens to be hateful to yourself.

In short, Pete, to hold six years in a row at the top, I don't know how you did it… ”Novak Djokovic has found the resources to relaunch the London challenge.

He is aiming for a 5th title in 2020. A 6th Masters coronation that would allow him to equal record holder Roger Federer.

In the race for records, the prospect must enchant him ...

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