Novak Djokovic eases into round three in Toronto

Novak Djokovic continued his quest for a fifth Rogers Cup crown with a 6-3 6-4 win against Peter Polansky in Toronto.

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The Serb, the ninth seed, wrapped up the match against the world 121 in one hour and 25 minutes.

The 31-year-old was far from his best but had the nous to overcome fellow veteran and home hope Polansky.

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"I thought I served well in the moments when I really need it and I was looking for the first serve," Djokovic told the ATP website.

"I thought I found pretty good accuracy and angles with the first serve, and also my second serve worked pretty well.

Djokovic fired down five aces and faces gave up no break opportunities on his way to the third round, where he will meet either Dominic Thiem or Stefanos Tsitsipas.

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