Djokovic faces Olympics fitness battle after injury scare

The Serbian top seed defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3, 7-6 (7/3) but only after aggravating the right knee injury that required surgery in June. Djokovic needed on-court treatment after slipping on the baseline of Court Philippe Chatrier. He fell 0-4 and then 2-5 down in the second set but battled back to save three set points in the ninth game. The 24-time Grand Slam title winner, still looking for a first Olympic gold medal, then raced through the tie-break to record his 12th win in 14 meetings against the Greek.