the serbian Novak Djokovic He passed over the Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime (6-2 and 6-1) in the Hurlingham exhibition.
Djokovic, who is playing this exhibition tournament for the first time, did not have too many problems getting rid of an Auger-Aliassime who suffered a lot with the service and who committed quite a few double faults, which led him to lose his serve five times.
The one from Belgrade had not competed on grass since last year’s final at Wimbledon against the Italian Matteo Berrettini, but he has been exercising since last Sunday at the facilities of the All England Club, with the aim of arriving in the best possible shape for the assault on their fourth title in a row in London.
In the victory, sealed in hour and twelve minutes, Djokovic only suffered a minor mishap, when he stumbled early in the second set. Neverthelessdespite the spectacular fall on the grass, he was able to recover without problems and beat Auger-Aliassime, who will be Rafael Nadal’s rival in his second exhibition match on Friday.
