Serbian duo of world no.1 Novak Djokovic and former world no.8 Janko Tipsarevic beat Serbian/Italian pairing of Viktor Troicki and Andreas Seppi 6-4, 6-3 to reach the second round at the Rogers Cup presented by National Bank on Monday.
Nole and Janko broke five times from eight opportunities and saved eight of 11 break points they faced during the 62-minute clash.
Match statistics: aces (1-3), double faults (3-2), total points won (60-51).
Novak and Janko next face no.4 seeds Rohan Bopanna (IND) and Florin Mergea (ROM).
