Novak begins W&S Open title campaign with straight sets win in his first match since February
World no.1 made a winning start to his Western & Southern Open title campaign on Monday when he overcame a spirited performance from qualifier Ricardas Berankis 7-6, 6-4 for a place in the third round. Novak next plays ATP #55, American Tennys Sandgren (H2H 2-0).
Novak into French Open third round with straight sets win
Novak continued his quest for the "Nole Slam”, following a 6-1, 6-4, 6-3 win over Switzerland's Henri Laaksonen. His next opponent will be Italian qualifier Salvatore Caruso (#147)
Novak moves into third round in Rome
World no.1 advanced in straight sets on Thursday at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia, the season's third and final clay-court ATP Masters 1000 tournament. Novak wasted no time in his first match today, as he dismissed Canada's Denis Shapovalov 6-1, 6-3 in just 66 minutes
Novak opens Madrid Masters campaign with straight sets win
Nole defeated American qualifier Taylor Fritz in straight sets 6-4, 6-2 in just 65 minutes to move into the third round at the Mutua Madrid Open. The top-seeded Serbian star is celebrating his 250th week at no.1 in the ATP Rankings
Miami Open: Novak wins on Hard Rock Stadium debut
World no.1 began his quest for a seventh title at the Miami Open presented by Itau on Friday night with a 7-6 (2), 6-2 win over Bernard Tomic in 73 minutes. The Serbian star goes on to face Federico Delbonis of Argentina for a place in the last 16
IW: Novak into third round of singles and quarterfinal in doubles
Top seed and five-time former champion kicked off his BNP Paribas Open campaign with a 7-6 (5), 6-2 victory over American qualifier Bjorn Fratangelo. He next faces Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER, ATP #39)
Novak advances to last 16 in Paris, set to return to No. 1 on Monday!
Four-time former titlist recorded his 46th match win in 2018 by beating Portuguese qualifier Joao Sousa 7-5, 6-1 for a place in the third round of the Rolex Paris Masters. He will next play Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Damir Dzumhur
Novak overcomes Mannarino in Cincinnati, reaches last 16
No.10 seed recorded his 29th victory of the season on Wednesday, beating Andrea Mannarino 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 at the Western & Southern Open. Novak will meet no.5 seed and defending champion Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) on Thursday for a quarter-final spot.
Rogers Cup: Novak moves into last 16
Nole continued his bid for a fifth Rogers Cup crown with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Peter Polansky in one hour and 24 minutes. He will take on NextGenATP star Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE, ATP #27) for a place in the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament quarters
Novak into French Open third round
2016 titlist emerged victorious from a tricky encounter with Jaume Munar as he won 7-6 (1), 6-4, 6-4 after being challenged in the opening set. Next up is no.13 seed Roberto Bautista Agut, against whom he owns a 6-1 H2H record
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