Novak Djokovic will face off against rising Italian star Flavio Cobolli in the last-32 of the Shanghai Masters on Tuesday, with the 22-year-old admitting he 'likes to defend but also counter-attack' just like his idol.

Number one tennis star, Novak Djokovic defeated Italian player Flavio Cobolli on Tuesday, October 8, in the ongoing annual tennis tournament Shanghai Masters. As per BBC Sports, this win helped him to advance to the last 16 of the tournament.

Pursuing a 100th career title, Novak Djokovic had an easier time in his second match at the Shanghai Masters in ousting Flavio Cobolli.

Novak Djokovic, pursuing his 100th career title, moves on at the Shanghai Masters with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Flavio Cobolli on Tuesday.

Fourth-seeded Novak Djokovic recorded a 6-1, 6-2 win over 28th-seeded Flavio Cobolli on Tuesday to breeze into the fourth round of the Shanghai Masters.

The four-time champion needed only 64 minutes to dispatch Italian Cobolli 6-1 6-2 and set up a fourth-round meeting with Russia's Roman Safiullin. Djokovic, playing his first ATP Tour event since the US Open,

Novak Djokovic powered through to the last 16 of the Shanghai Masters on Tuesday, steamrolling Italian Flavio Cobolli 6-1, 6-2 in just over an hour. The 38-year-old Frenchman defeated his younger and higher-ranked compatriot Ugo Humbert 7-6 (9/7),