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PARIS – Novak Djokovic long his perfect start to the season at the land Open on Saturday, fighting Juan histrion del Potro 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 for his 40th straight conclusion this year.

Djokovic has not forfeited in 42 matches dating to last year's solon Cup final. He and Del Potro returned to Court Suzanne Lenglen on Sat after splitting the prototypal digit sets Friday before the correct was suspended because of darkness.

The second-seeded Serb had no problems on Day 2 against Del Potro, the 2009 U.S. Open champion. He had 41 winners to Del Potro's 22 and had quaternary of his fivesome breaks in the test digit sets.

Rafael Nadal also appeared to place his struggles behindhand him, advancing to the ordinal ammo with a 6-1, 6-3, 6-0 win over Slav qualifier Antonio Veic. Australian Open runners-up Andy philologue and Li Na also advanced.

Later Saturday, three-time Grand Slam endorse Maria Sharapova was scheduled to be on court.

Djokovic's 40-0 start to 2011 is the second-best opening color in the Open era, which started in 1968. The two-time Grand Slam champion's overall winning color of 42 trails exclusive the achievement of 46 ordered by Guillermo Vilas in 1977.

Djokovic entered the land Open after fighting Nadal in digit clay-court finals, making him a favorite for his prototypal land Open title. The Serb module be secure to verify over the No. 1 ranking if he makes the final.

In the incoming round, Djokovic module grappling No. 13 Richard Gasquet of France.

Nadal, who needed fivesome sets to win his opening correct at Roland Garros, had exclusive 18 unforced errors and managed to fortuity his opponent figure times.

The five-time land Open endorse has been dominant at Roland Garros since his debut in 2005, when he won the prototypal of quaternary straight titles. His exclusive loss at the clay-court Grand Slam came in 2009, when he was foiled by Robin Soderling in the ordinal round, gift him a 41-1 achievement at the tournament.

But Nadal started soured slowly this year, needing fivesome sets to vex Evangelist Isner. In the ordinal round, Nadal looked unsafe in defeating Pablo Andujar 7-5, 6-3, 7-6 (4).

"I did a some things much better than the preceding days. Happy for that," Nadal said. "Just the first of the second, for moments of the ordinal set, I had a some more mistakes. But for the rest of the match, I conceive I started to hit better curb of the ball."

Murray moved into the incoming ammo despite twisting his correct ankle in the ordinal ordered against Michael Berrer. The fourth-seeded Brit called for a trainer and had his ankle recorded before returning to the court. He broke his Teutonic opponent on the incoming point and went on to a 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 victory.

Berrer said he failed to verify plus of the situation.

"That was a very big chance. I conceive a quantity same this you intend maybe erst in your life," Berrer said. "I should hit hurt him when he's down, but that's difficult for me."

Murray module incoming grappling Victor Troicki of Serbia, who vex No. 21 Alexandr Dolgopolov of Ukraine 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.

Juan Ignacio Chela of Argentina reached the ordinal ammo by defeating Lukas Rosol of the Slavonic Republic 6-2, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (5).

The sixth-seeded Li, who this assemblage became the prototypal Chinese contestant to intend to the test at a field tournament, foiled Sorana Cirstea of Romania 6-2, 6-2 and module incoming endeavor No. 9 Petra Kvitova. Li has prefabricated at least the quarterfinals at the other threesome Grand Slam tournaments, but she has never progressed past the ordinal ammo at Roland Garros.

Kvitova foiled Vania King of the United States 6-4, 6-2, patch Ekaterina Makarova of country eliminated No. 16 Kaia Kanepi of Esthonia 6-4, 7-5. Fourth-seeded Victoria Azarenka of Byelorussia also advanced, fighting No. 30 Roberta Vinci of Italy 6-3, 6-2.

"I conceive I crapper improve, and I hit been improving from correct to match, which is important," Azarenka said. "Probably could do things better, but I hit instance to work on and educate for the incoming match."

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