03 June,2021 06:59 AM IST | Paris | AFP
Serbia`s Novak Djokovic returns the ball to Tennys Sandgren of the US during their men`s singles first round tennis match on Day 3 of The Roland Garros 2021 French Open tennis tournament in Paris. Pic/AFP
World number one Novak Djokovic kicked off his bid for a 19th Grand Slam title with a straight-sets win over Tennys Sandgren inside an empty stadium at the French Open on Tuesday.
A French government Covid-19 curfew of 9pm means that nine out of the 10 scheduled evening sessions at the tournament have to be played without spectators inside the 15,000-capacity Court Philippe Chatrier.
Djokovic saw off world number 66 Sandgren 6-2, 6-4, 6-2 for his fourth win in four meetings with the American. Top seed Djokovic, the champion in Paris in 2016, is attempting to become the first man in more than 50 years to win all four Slams multiple times. He will face Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay for a place in the last 32.
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