Djokovic wins Acapulco opener

Tennis - Mexican Open - Men's Singles - First Round - Acapulco, Mexico- 28/2/17. Serbia's Novak Djokovic in action against Slovakia's Martin Klizan. REUTERS/Henry Romero

ACAPULCO (The Sports Xchange) - Playing for the first time since his early ouster at the Australian Open, Novak Djokovic posted a straight-sets victory Tuesday in the first round of the Abierto Mexicano Telcel tournament in Acapulco, Mexico.

Djokovic, a wild-card entrant who is the event's top seed, got past Slovakia's Martin Klizan 6-3, 7-6 (4).