Novak Djokovic, the No. 1 seed in the French Open, is looking to complete a career Grand Slam this week by capturing his first French Open title. Meanwhile, many others will be competing today at Roland Garros in action that can be live streamed for free here.
Djokovic started the journey impressively on Tuesday, defeating Belgian David Goffin 7-6 (5), 6-4, 7-5 in the first round. Just last year, Goffin lucked into a French Open berth after the man who beat him withdrew due to injury. The underdog Belgian made it all the way to the fourth round, where he was finally eliminated by Roger Federer. He did, however, take a set from him.
This year, though, Goffin was not so lucky. He faced a man on a mission in Djokovic, who is trying to avenge a loss in the French Open finals last year against Rafael Nadal.
"This is the tournament that is the No. 1 priority of my year, of my season," Djokovic said. "This is where I want to win, and I'm going to go for it. I think my game is there, and I'm very, very motivated."
In a post-match ritual at Roland Garros, Djokovic spoke to the assembled crowd in French, praising them for their support as well as Goffin for his game effort. "It was a good match. I hope you enjoyed it," Djokovic said. "It was not easy, because David is a good player with a lot of talent and a lot of aggressiveness on the court."
For Djokovic to make it back to the finals, he will likely have to get through Nadal to get there. Due to their rankings being shifted thanks to the withdrawal of Andy Murray, Nadal and Djokovic would meet in the final four of the tournament.
Both stars would do well not to look too far ahead, though. Nadal had a scare in his first round matchup with Daniel Brandis, dropping the first set 4-6.
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