NEW YORK — Novak Djokovic made a profitable go back to the United States Detectable, rolling to a 6-0, 6-2, 6-3 victory over Alexandre Muller on Monday evening.

The 23-time Lavish Slam champion shook off a past due get started next an opening-night rite, racing during the first poised in 23 mins.

“I think the first set I started tremendously well off the blocks,” Djokovic mentioned in his post-match interview.

Djokovic ignored the event utmost 12 months, no longer allowed to progress to the U.S. as a result of he isn’t vaccinated towards COVID-19. It was once his first duel in Flushing Meadows since falling to Daniil Medvedev within the 2021 ultimate, a loss that averted the Serbian from finishing a calendar-year Lavish Slam in males’s tennis since 1969.

Djokovic advanced to 17-0 in first-round suits at the United States Detectable and confident he’ll regain the Refuse. 1 rating on September 11. It’s going to be his 390th past atop the scores, extending his personal file.