Novak Djokovic: Defending French Open champion up and running with victory over Pierre-Hugues Herbert

Defending champion Novak Djokovic shrugged off doubts about the state of his game with a confident 6-4 7-6 6-4 defeat of Pierre-Hugues Herbert at the French Open on Tuesday. The top seed had to wait until the night match on the third day of the tournament to begin his quest for a record-extending 25th Grand Slam title but quickly hit his stride to dispatch French wild card Herbert on Court Philippe Chatrier.

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