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Despite an early hold in the second set, the Russian was broken again to go 3-1 down, before Djokovic penetrated through Safiullin’s serve again to win the contest after a second match point.
When reflecting on the win, Djokovic said: “I’m very pleased; even in the games that I lost, I had break points in those. It was a
really good match to start the clay season, which has always been a little bit up and down for me.
“I started off well in this tournament last year and then I lost the second match. I
hope to maintain this rhythm, I have a day of training tomorrow and then I’m hoping to come back with the same aptitude and quality of tennis.”