“I don’t really get why ITF doesn’t want to move the matches. Djokovic said that he would oblige in the locker room.ĭjokovic called for organisers to rethink the schedule because of the conditions. Djokovic did not always look comfortable in the heat, but he moved on without incident against the world No 139.Īs they met at the net, the Bolivian asked Djokovic for his T-shirt and told him it was a dream to face him there. Novak Djokovic started his pursuit of a gold medal by easily defeating Hugo Dellien of Bolivia 6-2, 6-2. Novak Djokovic started his singles campaign by beating the world No 139 Hugo Dellien 6-2, 6-2. They will face Japan’s Kei Nishikori and Ben McLachlan in the second round. The pair recovered from a set down against Andrés Molteni and Horacio Zeballos of Argentina to win 6-7 (3), 6-4, 13-11, saving a match point at 10-11 in the final set tiebreak on their way to victory. Jamie Murray followed his brother with a far more taxing win alongside Neal Skupski. Only the Olympics has evaded them, where they have never won a match. They have captured all four grand slam titles including a second French Open title year, in addition to titles at World Tour Finals and Davis Cup title. Mahut and Herbert have won everything together. The match, however, was a grave disappointment for one of the greatest teams of the generation. Murray picked up where he left off for long periods at Wimbledon, serving accurately and providing a platform for Salisbury to demonstrate his silky touch around the net. From the beginning, they were extremely alert.
There was little doubt Murray and Salisbury, who is part of the No 3-ranked team in 2021 alongside Rajeev Ram of the United States, could suit each other well.
We gelled really well and complemented each other’s games and I’m just happy with how we competed. “It didn’t feel like it was our first match together. “We just had a great attitude, we had good energy together. “We’re really happy with how we played, but we felt good going into it,” said Salisbury. Murray and Salisbury, however, eased through with minimal problems. As players continue to adjust to the uncomfortable heat and humidity, several struggled on the opening day of play, including Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and the men’s second seed, Daniil Medvedev, despite both winning in two sets.
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