after suffering defeat
against great britain's kyle edmund.
djokovic is still working his way
back to full fitness after a year
plagued by injury, yet
he was still expected to make it
four wins out of four
against edmund.
but the british number one,
who's on the verge of breaking
into the world's top 20,
came through in three sets
against the former world number
one for the biggest win
of his career, so far.
edmund won 6—3, 2—6, 6—3,
and now plays belgium's david
goffin.
the top seed and defending champion,
rafael nadal, is safely
through to the 3rd round after
a comfortable straight sets victory
over gael monfils.
nadal won 6—3, 6—1, and he's now won
48 consecutive sets on clay,
which is one short of
john mcenroe's record.
the world number one looks good
for a 6th madrid masters title.
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