Djokovic, Nadal kick off race to top ranking with easy wins


  • Tennis
  • Tuesday, 01 Oct 2013

(Reuters) - World number one Novak Djokovic and the man who can dislodge him from the top spot by next week, Rafa Nadal, kicked off their China Open campaign with straight set victories on Tuesday.

Defending champion Djokovic needed just 54 minutes to crush his Czech opponent Lukas Rosol 6-0 6-3 without hitting a single double fault in a dominant first round display.

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