Novak Djokovic won a tough tennis match against Maxime Cressy on Tuesday in Paris Maxime Cressy 7-61 6-4. Even if the Serbian sensation won in straight sets, he admitted that it was not easy to contain the American player who possesses a great serve-and-volley.
“You just have to be on your toes all the time. Credit to him for serving big in some big moments. I had my chances [in the] first set to break him, second as well. A break came at the right time, perfect time actually. I was very pleased with the way I held my serve, didn’t face a break point.
I had to lock in, I had to not give him gifts and points,” Djokovic commented.
Djokovic in Paris, ranking, and results in 2022
Ranked world no.7, the Serbian has managed to achieve a composed 34-6 win-loss record in 2022. Novak is now having a run in Paris where he managed to beat the world no.34 Maxime Cressy
Novak Djokovic will take on the world no.19 Karen Khachanov in the 3rd round. Their record is 7-1 for Djokovic.
The Serbian clinched 4 titles in 2022 in Rome, in Wimbledon, in Tel Aviv and in Astana. Djokovic got to the final in Belgrade (Serbia Open).
Djokovic won 90 titles in his career: 48 on hard courts, 18 on clay courts, 16 on indoor courts and 8 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Maxime Cressy in 2022
Ranked no.34, Maxime played his last match on the 1st of November when he capitulated to world no.7 Novak Djokovic 7-6(1) 6-4 in the 2nd round in Paris (draw).
During this season Cressy has managed to achieve a compiled 34-30 win-loss record. The American conquered 1 title in Newport. The American got to the final in Melbourne and in Eastbourne.
Novak Djokovic and Maxime Cressy clashed against each other only on 1 occasion. Their head to head is 1-0 for Djokovic. When they played, Novak Djokovic won 7-6(1) 6-4 in the 2nd round in Paris (Rolex Paris Masters) on the 1st of November 2022.
In the following video you can watch the highlights.