The Serbian celebrated his birthday on Saturday at the Novak Tennis Centre in Belgrade. It’s the second time this season that Djokovic has played on his home turf after losing in the semi-finals of the Serbia Open to Aslan Karatsev last month.
The Belgrade Open was added after Roland Garros shifted back one week, and it’s the first time Djokovic has played an event this close to the clay Grand Slam. Djokovic arrived back home after losing in the final of Rome to Rafael Nadal.
The first four games were tightly contested with Moraing swinging freely, but a Djokovic backhand return winner gave him the lead and he reeled off four straight games.
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