- Serb thrashes Australian doubles specialist 6-0, 6-1
- Ebden late singles entrant after high-profile withdrawals
Novak Djokovic said he believes Olympic entry rules present tennis in a bad light after the Serb demolished Matthew Ebden, a doubles specialist who has retired from singles, 6-0, 6-1 in the first round here.
Djokovic, the top seed, eased past Ebden in 53 minutes while barely breaking a sweat as the Australian sprayed unforced errors and struggled to keep up in most rallies longer than four shots. He won his only game when Djokovic was leading 6-0, 4-0 and coasting to victory.