A vintage display from Djokovic saw the defending champion and world No 1 break Carballes Baena’s serve five consecutive times at one point on his way to an emphatic 6-4 6-1 6-2 victory.
A vintage display from Djokovic saw the defending champion and world No 1 break Carballes Baena’s serve five consecutive times at one point on his way to an emphatic 6-4 6-1 6-2 victory.
Djokovic was, though, made to work very hard by the unseeded Spaniard in the first set, being broken in the opening game before replying in kind.
Leading 5-4 on serve, Djokovic then earned the crucial break to take the first set and the blow proved too great for Carballes Baena to recover from, as he was broken a further four times on his way to losing the second set 6-1.
The pair’s previous two encounters were both at hard-court majors but the outcome was no different on the Parisian clay as Djokovic sauntered ahead 5-1 in the third set on his way to a convincing victory
The Serb, looking to extend his record haul of 24 Grand Slam titles with a fourth crown at Roland Garros, will next face either Gael Monfils or 30th seed Lorenzo Musetti.
The German, who ousted 14-times champion Rafael Nadal in the opening round, had to work hard to win the first set tiebreak but broke early in the second.
Former quarter-finalist Goffin nearly broke Zverev’s serve in the fourth game but the German held firm, mixing up his game well to close out the match.