"It was a very good test for me. I'm very pleased with the way I handled myself in important moments,” said Djokovic. “I was in control of the match. Served well when I needed to come up with a big serve and moved well. I constructed the points as the clay courts demand, because it's obviously completely different surface in terms of building the point tactically. Everything went well. I'm very pleased.”

The four-time champion next faces compatriot Filip Krajinovic, who defeated Marco Cecchinato in straight sets earlier in the day.

"Krajinovic is in good form. I haven't played against him since the first time we played in Belgrade… I retired from that match after a set," said Djokovic. "So I look forward to that. I'm very glad that Filip is doing well with the new coach, Janko Tipsarevic. Filip is someone that I have been very close to for many years. I was trying to kind of mentor him in the past seven, eight years. I'm just very, very pleased that he's doing well.”

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