PARIS—Ignore the straight-set score. Novak Djokovic was not quite at his impervious best in the first round of the French Open on Tuesday night, and his 6–4, 7–6 (3), 6–4 win over Pierre-Hugues Herbert was not enough to alter the defending champion’s “low expectations” at this tournament.
“I don’t want to get too excited,” Djokovic said. “I thought it was a good performance for me. Solid. Of course, I could have done better, I think, on return games, but also credit to him for serving very well, for changing things up.”
