For a few minutes, there was concern for Novak Djokovic and, admittedly, for the Monte Carlo tournament already private presences Federer and Ferrer.
Led by Mikhail Youzhny 4-0 in his first match on the Monaco clay, the Serb did not give the impression of being able to defend his chances background, who had announced the day before that his ankle would not stop to part in the third Masters 1000 of the season. "If I do not feel that I can move to 100%, then I will not play", said the world No. 1 last weekend, a few days after he badly twisted his ankle against Sam Querrey Cup Davis.
He did not lie. Because after suffering the very aesthetic game still Russian, and probably exceeded his apprehension of the first slides, double finalist of the event (2009, 2012) presented in the order of the court. His return was pointless in the first round he finally gave up on a fault forehand (4-6), but he announced the most difficult moments Youzhny. Djokovic, sharper, went into high gear in the second set he was flying (6-1). Its momentum Monegasque resident stood fast in the deciding set (3-1).
But Youzhny, who won three of his seven previous meetings with the Serbian, found resources to align three consecutive games and put the world's best player under pressure. At 3-4 and 15/30 on the implementation of the game, Djokovic was something tense. But he managed to extricate himself from the trap, despite an unusual waste (38 unforced errors to 24 winners shots) to stay on paper at least, the only real threat to Rafael Nadal that many see already raised for the ninth time on the trophy next Sunday.
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