Novak Djokovic vs. Yen-Hsun Lu: Score and Reaction from 2016 French Open

Top-seeded Novak Djokovic's pursuit of his first career French Open title began in ideal fashion on Tuesday, as he easily defeated Yen-Hsun Lu 6-4, 6-1, 6-1 in straight sets at Roland Garros.

Djoker returned to his winning ways on the clay in Paris after a shocking loss to Stan Wawrinka in last year's final, and his potential entry into elite company in tennis history is well on its way, according to ESPN's John Buccigross:

Per Christopher Clarey of the New York Times, the victory advanced Djokovic on the all-time wins list at Roland Garros as well:

While the winning margin was ultimately lopsided in Nole's favor, he was forced to work out some kinks in what was a tightly contested opening set.

As pointed out by tennis journalist Carole Bouchard, Djokovic didn't come across as overly excited or boisterous during the first set:

Lu provided some nervous moments, as he managed to break the world No. 1's serve on one occasion, but Djokovic battled back and took the set 6-4 by virtue of two breaks of his own.

Nick Nemeroff of Tennis View Magazine credited the underdog from Chinese Taipei with pushing Djoker to his limit early in the match:

While Lu performed admirably in the early going, Bouchard couldn't help but wonder if there was something bothering the overwhelming favorite:

Although Djokovic's first-set performance was far from perfect, he seemingly flipped the switch at the start of the second and took full control of the match.

The 29-year-old Serb dropped just one game in the second set, breaking Lu twice thanks to Nole's commitment to dictating the pace and direction of the tilt, per Live Tennis:

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It's 6-4 6-1 in little more than 1 hour for #Djokovic! #Lu's early consistency drying up as the Serb gets aggressive pic.twitter.com/8nozie7O1g

— Live Tennis (@livetennis) May 24, 2016"

Djokovic then found himself one game away from serving up a bagel in the third and final set. Although Lu did manage to save one game on serve, he merely delayed the inevitable, as Djoker sealed the deal in the ensuing game.

According to Juan Jose Vallejo of Rolling Stone, Djokovic did well to leave plenty of energy in reserve for what figure to be tougher matches in the upcoming rounds:

Tuesday's match couldn't have played out much better from Djokovic's perspective, as he quickly got into the tournament by receiving an early challenge before fine-tuning his game and imposing his will down the stretch.

The 32-year-old Lu is a tricky, crafty veteran capable of generating some nervous moments for his opponents, and Djokovic handled it in a manner befitting of an 11-time Grand Slam champion.

Djoker now advances to face Steve Darcis in the second round, and he appears to have a fairly wide-open route to the semifinals, where an epic clash with nine-time French Open winner Rafael Nadal could potentially await.

While Djokovic has a long way to go before he can call himself a French Open champion and holder of the "Djoker Slam" by winning four consecutive majors, he showed on Tuesday why he may very well be the man to beat at Roland Garros in 2016.

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