Novak Djokovic looked back to his assured self on his return from an elbow injury as he put Serbia 1-0 up against Spain in their Davis Cup quarter-final.
The world No. 2 missed the Miami Open with the issue but showed no signs of trouble as he cruised past Albert Ramos Vinolas 6-3 6-4 6-2 in the
opening rubber.
Djokovic is now on a 12-match winning streak in Davis Cup singles matches and the 29-year-old Spaniard never looked like ending that run.
The 12-time Grand Slam champion had spoken of finding ‘positive energy’ from the tie in Belgrade after making a poor start to the season by his lofty standards.
After winning the Qatar Open in his first event of 2017, Djokovic has not gone beyond the quarter-finals in any of the tournaments he’s played, including a shock second-round Australian Open exit at the hands of Denis Istomin.
But there were no shocks here and the 29-year-old gave Serbia a 1-0 lead against the world No. 24.
Next up Viktor Troicki takes on Pablo Carreno Busta before the doubles on Saturday.
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