Top seed Novak Djokovic defeated great rival Rafael Nadal 6-1, 6-4 in their 60th career meeting, on Court Philippe-Chatrier, on Monday.
The 24-time Grand Slam champion emerged victorious against the Spaniard, a 22-time major winner, in one hour and 42 minutes.
Novak made a strong start and raced to a 6-0, 4-0 lead. Rafa fought back in the second set, leveling at 4-all, but the Serbian star took the following two games to seal the triumph and advance into the last 16 at the Paris Olympics.
Match statistics: aces (5-1), double faults (1-2), winners (23-12), unforced errors (17-20), total points won (63-43).
Novak will play against either Matteo Arnaldi (ITA, ATP no.45) or Dominik Koepfer (GR, ATP no.70) in the third round.
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