Reigning US Open winner and World No.1 Carlos Alcaraz will start his title defence against Dominik Koepfer and could meet sixth seed Jannik Sinner in the quarterfinals.
With this win, Djokovic has the most wins without a defeat against a player in any ATP head-to-head match-up, breaking the tie with Rafael Nadal, who is 18-0 against Richard Gasquet.