In a full reversal of roles, Djokovic grabbed an early 4-1 lead in the second set before Alex fought back to tie the score at 4-4. The 24-time Grand Slam winner then went on to once again prevail in the tie-breaker to take the 2-0 victory.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"It was the first match against Alex and I also hadn't played in a while, so it took me a little time to get the rust off. He started terrifically; big serves and an aggressive style of tennis...he's not afraid to step it up and take it to his opponent. It was a very close encounter and I thought a high level of tennis in both sets. I'm just glad to keep calm when it mattered in the second-set tie-break,\u201d said Djokovic in a post-match interaction.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Djokovic also holds a stellar record against American opponents having now won his last 33 ATP-level matches against them, with his last such defeat coming against Sam Querrey at Wimbledon in 2016.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Earlier in the day, World No.1 Jannik Sinner continued to assert his dominance as he became the first player this season to reach 60 victories with a confident 6-1, 6-4 win over Japan's Taro Daniel in his opening match at the Shanghai Masters. Sinner also became the first player born in the 2000s to achieve 250 career wins.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Djokovic also holds a stellar record against American opponents having now won his last 33 ATP-level matches against them, with his last such defeat coming against Sam Querrey at Wimbledon in 2016.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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