Novak Djokovic makes winning return in Shanghai

ByEurosport

Updated 11/10/2016 at 14:41 GMT

Novak Djokovic enjoyed a 6-3 6-3 win over Fabio Fognini in the second round of the Shanghai Masters - his first match since losing to Stanislas Wawrinka in the US Open final last month.

Novak Djokovic of Serbia celebrates after defeating Fabio Fognini of Italy.

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The world number one is bidding to win the Shanghai tournament for a fourth time, and converted four out of five break points in securing his progress.

Italian Fognini contributed to his own downfall by throwing in seven double faults.

“I was just pleased to be back on the court, considering I skipped Beijing that I planned to play," said Djokovic.

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"I had great memories and success in the past in this tournament, on this court.

“I was just trying to focus on my game and things that I worked on the last couple of weeks... I believe things will progress as days go by.”

Serbia's 12-times Grand Slam winner will face Canadian Vasek Pospisil or Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov - who was a 6-4 6-4 winner over 14th seed Richard Gasquet in the first round - in the last 16 of an event where he has never failed to reach the semi-finals in six previous outings.

“As I said before, it's very simple. I try to look at things from a different perspective, from a more human perspective rather than from a perspective of a professional tennis player, said Djokovic.

“When I get on the court, of course I want to give my best and eventually try to win the match, but that comes as a consequence of how I feel and how I approach, how I prepare, just a general mindset and approach.”

Results from the Shanghai Masters

Round Two

6-Gael Monfils (France) beat Kevin Anderson (South Africa) 7-6(4) 6-3
9-Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (France) beat Janko Tipsarevic (Serbia) 6-3 7-6(6)
1-Novak Djokovic (Serbia) beat Fabio Fognini (Italy) 6-3 6-3
Round 1
Grigor Dimitrov (Bulgaria) beat 14-Richard Gasquet (France) 6-4 6-4
15-Roberto Bautista (Spain) beat Bernard Tomic (Australia) 6-3 3-0 (Tomic retired)
Gilles Simon (France) beat Pablo Carreno (Spain) 6-0 6-3
Jack Sock (U.S.) beat Guido Pella (Argentina) 7-6(3) 7-5
12-Nick Kyrgios (Australia) beat Sam Querrey (U.S.) 6-4 6-4
11-David Goffin (Belgium) beat Juan Martin Del Potro (Argentina) 4-6 6-3 7-5
Paolo Lorenzi (Italy) beat Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (Spain) 5-7 7-6(2) 6-3
Feliciano Lopez (Spain) beat 10-David Ferrer (Spain) 7-6(3) 4-6 7-6(4)
Marcel Granollers (Spain) beat Yuichi Sugita (Japan) 7-5 7-6(2)
13-Lucas Pouille (France) beat Fernando Verdasco (Spain) 6-3 6-3

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