ATP World Tour Finals: Novak Djokovic brushes aside Diego Schwartzman in straight sets
Diego Schwartzman suffered an identical destiny to fellow ATP Finals debutant Andrey Rublev the earlier evening because the Argentine was brushed apart by five-time champion Novak Djokovic on Monday.
Russian Rublev barely laid a glove on 20-time Grand Slam champion Rafa Nadal throughout a straight units loss and Schwartzman regarded equally powerless to forestall a sixth loss from six conferences with the medical Djokovic, subsiding 6-Three 6-2.
The Serb dropped his serve early on on the nearly empty O2 Arena, the place on Sunday he was offered with the ATP`s end-of-year primary award for a record-equalling sixth time. But from that second on he was immaculate.
He broke again instantly after which pounced once more when Schartzman served at 3-4, outmanoeuvring his opponent earlier than pummelling away a forehand winner into the nook.
With no followers within the 18,000 area to rally to the Argentine`s underdog trigger, world quantity 9 Schwartzman by no means regarded able to turning the opening Tokyo Group match right into a contest.
Djokovic secured two breaks within the second set and clinched victory with a minimal of fuss.
“I was very happy the way I played in the second set when I started swinging through the ball,” Djokovic mentioned on court docket.
“It was close I think until I broke at 4-3. It was tough for Diego, first match in the arena he maybe wasn`t playing his best in the closing moments of the first set.”
The 33-year-old world primary is bidding to win the title for the primary time since 2015 and equal Roger Federer`s six.
Later on Monday the 2018 champion Alexander Zverev takes on Russian Daniil Medvedev.
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