Djokovic routs Rosol in 1st round of China Open | Inquirer Sports

Djokovic routs Rosol in 1st round of China Open

/ 05:29 PM October 01, 2013

Novak Djokovic of Serbia returns a shot to Lukas Rosol of the Czech Republic during the China Open tennis tournament at the National Tennis Stadium in Beijing, China Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013. AP

BEIJING — Top-ranked Novak Djokovic defeated Lukas Rosol of the Czech Republic 6-0, 6-3 in the first round of the China Open on Tuesday.

Djokovic’s run of 100 weeks at the top of the ATP rankings is in danger this week from Rafael Nadal, who is scheduled to open against Santiago Giraldo of Colombia. Nadal will retake No. 1 if he reaches the final.

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Djokovic will take on Fernando Verdasco in the second round after the Spaniard beat Indian qualifier Somdev Devvarman 7-6 (6), 6-3.

Fifth-seeded Richard Gasquet of France beat Florian Mayer of Germany 6-3, 7-6 (2), and sixth-seeded Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland overcame Andreas Seppi of Italy 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.

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