KarenВ Khachanov, meanwhile, rammed down 10 acesВ and broke serve seven times to topple AustraliaвЂ™s Alex DeВ MinaurВ in a topsy-turvy first-round match. His first acid test will come in the second round when he takes on KarenВ Khachanov. He was clinical under pressure and glided around the court like he had never been away.В Djokovicsaved all seven break points on his serve to advance. In his first match back,В DjokovicВ defeated the Italian young gun LorenzoВ MusettiВ 6-3В 6-3В in an hour and 15 minutes. The top seed received a positive reception from the crowd who chanted his name vociferously throughout the match. He has since gone public regarding his vaccination status and the tennisВ fraternity wasВ keen to watch howВ Djokovicwould perform on his return to action. The Serbian star missed the yearвЂ™s first Grand Slam last month after his controversial deportation from Australia. NovakВ DjokovicВ made his first on-court appearance in a tennis match for 11 weeks. 1 won at a canter, but is expected to face a much tougher test of his title credentials against the big-hitting KarenВ Khachanov. NovakВ DjokovicВ took centre stage in his first competitive match of 2022 at the Dubai Open.

TennisSection previews the 2022 Dubai Open as Novak Djokovic takes on Karen Khachanov in the second round on Wednesday, February 23rd, 2022.

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