AFP, Doha :
Novak Djokovic took just 55 minutes to claim his first win of 2019, brushing aside Damir Dzumhur 6-1, 6-2 in the Qatar Open first round on Tuesday. Austria’s Dominic Thiem, the number two seed, was surprisingly beaten by the world number 55, France’s Pierre Hugues-Herbert, 6-3, 7-5 in the last match on Tuesday.
The world number one showed he was intent on taking his form from last season into the new year with a totally dominant display against the Bosnian world number 47.
“It’s fantastic to be back and to start off the tournament like I have done makes me very confident and very happy,” said the Serb.
He added: “Results-wise and time-wise it did look quite comfortable (but) I don’t think it’s nice and fair to say it’s easy because I have respect for Dzumhur.”
