Sick Novak Djokovic downs Moutet in the 2nd round. The injury is forgotten, but…

BNP PARIBAS MASTERS - PARIS RESULTS. Djokovic defeats Moutet to take on Kyle Edmund in the 3rd round

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Novak Djokovic vs. Corentin Moutet

Novak Djokovic victorious over Corentin Moutet 7-62 6-4 in the 2nd round in Paris on Wednesday. Djokovic will play against Kyle Edmund in the 3rd round. The world no.1 was clearly struggling with sickness.

Score, report, and key facts

1st set.

Novak clinched the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after dropping his serve in the 7th (3-4) game, The Serbian broke back in the 10th (5-5) game before winning the set at the following breaker at 2.

2nd set.

The Serbian won the set after he broke Corentin in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 5th (4-1) game. Corentin tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 6th (4-2) game. Nonetheless, Djokovic stayed solid before winning the set 6-4.

A crucial moment of the match was when the Serbian won 4 consecutive games in the 2nd set to change the scoreline from 0-1 to 4-1.

Statistics

At the end of the match, Novak scored 85 points vs. the French Player’s 68 points.

The Serbian won this match even if he was far from perfect in converting his break points as he converted only 43% (3/7). On the other side, the French Player was not so effective in converting his break points as he converted only 33% of his break points (2/6). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.

After this encounter, the head to head between Djokovic and Moutet is 1-0 for Novak.

Highlights Novak Djokovic vs. Corentin Moutet BNP Paribas Masters – Paris

Djokovic’s about his injury and feeling sick

After the match, the good news for that the Serbian seemed to be confident he recovered from his left shoulder injury. However, he was clearly struggling with something else. Novak commented about his sickness:

“I didn’t feel health-wise 100 per cent in the last couple of days, but it is what it is. It’s not the first time I didn’t play at a really high level. Lots of errors, especially in the first set.

First time against a young player who is talented, very quick. Returns a lot of balls back that usually other guys wouldn’t get, he gets it. And he was pumped, and I respect his fighting spirit.

It was a good match in the end, and I found a way to win, which in [these] circumstances when you’re not feeling your best, is important.”

Moutet wasn;t extremely happy with his performance as he missed a big chance given Djokovic’s struggle

Next Match: Novak Djokovic vs. Kyle Edmund – stats

Djokovic will take on Edmund in the 3rd round.

This will be the 6th time that Novak Djokovic and Kyle Edmund clash against each other. The head to head is 4-1 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on I.hard.

The last time that they played, Djokovic won 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-4 in the 3rd round in Wimbledon back in 2018.

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