Novak Djokovic notched his first victory since his shocking third-round exit at the U.S. Open, repeatedly having to battle back to ultimately defeat Alex Michelsen 7-6 (3), 7-6 (9) in their opening-round match at the Rolex Shanghai Masters in Shanghai, China, on Saturday.
After losing the opening three games, the fourth-seeded Djokovic came back to win the first set in a tiebreak. He led 4-1 in the second set before again having to battle back to win on a tiebreak.
