Novak Djokovic will face Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the second round of the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati. It will be the fifth meeting between the two, with the Serb leading 3-1 in the head-to-head.
The Masters 1000 event will be Djokovic’s first tournament since his Wimbledon final loss to Carlos Alcaraz. He is the second seed and thus, received a bye to the second round. Here, the Serb will be up against Davidovich Fokina, who beat Tomas Martin Etcheverry in the opening round.
Djokovic has a 15-1 record on hard courts so far this season, winning the Australian Open and the…