Novak Djokovic took care of Argentina’s Guido Pella.
His next match in the third round of the French Open won’t be as easy.
The top-ranked Djokovic brushed aside Pella 6-2, 6-0, 6-2 on Thursday to line up Grigour Dimitrov of Bulgaria.
The same Dimitrov who beat him this month in the second round of the Madrid Open, 7-6 (6), 6-7 (8), 6-3. That was Dimitrov’s biggest win. He also took a set off Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals of the Monte Carlo Masters last month.
The 26th-seeded Dimitrov beat Frenchman Lucas Pouille 6-1, 7-6 (4), 6-1 to get another crack Djokovic.
The Serb is relishing the rematch, confident he can handle Dimitrov in a best-of-five-sets contest.
“I think he’s got more confident as he’s getting big wins in the last few months, and so he’s a tough player now to beat,” Djokovic said. “Even though maybe his style of game could be better on the hard court or faster surfaces, he’s showing that he can play equally well on clay.
