Novak Djokovic will square off against Lorenzo Musetti in the third round of the Monte-Carlo Masters.
Djokovic is the top seed at the Masters 1000 tournament and thus received a bye to the second round, where he faced World No.198 Ivan Gakhov. The 26-year-old Russian made the first break of the opening set in the seventh game before the Serb broke back in the very next game.
Both players then held their serve to take the first set to a tiebreak. Djokovic started the tiebreak strongly and led 6-3 before Gakhov saved two set points. However, the Serb converted his third set point to take the lead in the match.
The Serb was a lot more dominant in the second set and won it 6-2 to book his place in the third round of the Monte-Carlo Masters.
Where is Novak Djokovic playing?
Novak Djokovic is playing at the Monte-Carlo Masters. He has won the tournament twice so far, in 2013 and 2015. However, this is statistically the Serb's least successful Masters 1000 event, as he has a win percentage of 73.5% as of now (36 wins out of 49 matches).
Djokovic had a forgetful outing in Monte-Carlo last season as he was eliminated by Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the second round.
Who is Novak Djokovic playing against?
Novak Djokovic will play against Lorenzo Musetti, who is seeded 16th at the Monte-Carlo Masters. This will be the fourth meeting between the two, with Djokovic leading 3-0 in the head-to-head.
Their last encounter came in the quarterfinals of last season's Paris Masters, with the Serb winning 6-0, 6-3.
Musetti has played 16 matches so far this season, winning eight - four of which came at the United Cup, where he helped Italy reach the final. The 20-year-old started the Monte-Carlo Masters by beating Miomir Kecmanovic 7-6(1), 6-0. He then thrashed Luca Nardi 6-0, 6-0 to book his place in the third round of the tournament.
Novak Djokovic vs Lorenzo Musetti match schedule
The Serb's clash against Lorenzo Musetti will be the third match on Court Rainier III, following Hubert Hurkacz vs Jannik Sinner (11:00 am local time start) and Nicolas Jarry vs Stefanos Tsitsipas.
Date: April 13, 2023.
Match Timing: Approx 2: 30 pm local time, 6:00 pm IST, 12:30 pm GMT and 8: 30 ET.
Novak Djokovic vs Lorenzo Musetti streaming details
Viewers from the following countries can watch the match live on these respective channels and sites:
Tennis Channel/ TC Plus - USA
Amazon - United Kingdom, Ireland
beIN SPORTS - Australia
beIN SPORTS - Middle East
beIN SPORTS - Singapore
beIN SPORTS Southeast Asia - Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, East Timor, Philippines, Singapore
Canal+ - Vietnam
CCTV - China
Eurosport - Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Hungary, France
PCCW - Hong Kong
NHK, Gaora Sports Channel, WOWOW - Japan
OTE - Greece
Sky Deutschland - Germany
Sky Italia - Italy
Telefonica/ Movistar - Spain
Hellenic (OTE TV) - Greece
Polsat - Poland
ESPN International Latam - Latin America
Supersport Africa - Africa
Ssport - Turkey
Sky NZ - New Zealand
TSN - Canada
Sony Liv - India
Live streaming will also be available on Tennis TV.
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