Novak Djokovic off to good start at French Open according to : The Boston Globe

Later, Agassi — who counts the 1999 French Open among his eight Grand Slam titles — declined to take questions from a reporter. Sign up for more newsletters hereOn a relatively quiet Day 2, Rafael Nadal started his pursuit of a record 10th French Open championship with a 6-1, 6-4, 6-1 victory over Benoit Paire. Since then, though, the highlight for Djokovic was a runner-up finish at the US Open. PARIS — If Novak Djokovic was hoping to take a little pressure and attention off himself after some rough results, he might very well have found the perfect way to do that by adding Andre Agassi as a coaching consultant of sorts for the French Open. ''I mean, it's hard to say whether there is significant difference on the court, because it's only a few days that we are together,'' Djokovic said.




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Djokovic makes winning French Open start on Agassi's watch

With eight-times grand slam champion Agassi making a fast exit from the stands at the conclusion of the match, Djokovic heaped praise on his new coach. Agassi, however, will only stay for the first week of the tournament due to prior obligations, Djokovic said. He said Agassi, who started working with Djokovic only days ago, would leave at the end of the week. "It was different for me being here this time because being defending champion gave me a lot of relief," Djokovic told reporters. Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - 29/5/17 Serbia's Novak Djokovic shakes the hand of Spain's Marcel Granollers as he celebrates winning his first round match Reuters / Gonzalo FuentesBy Karolos GrohmannPARIS (Reuters) - Defending champion Novak Djokovic made a winning French Open start under new coach Andre Agassi on Monday, cruising past Spain's Marcel Granollers 6-3 6-4 6-2 in the first round.


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