KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. -- Four-time champion Novak Djokovic wobbled badly midway through his opening match at the Miami Open but regrouped Saturday night to beat Martin Klizan 6-0, 5-7, 6-1. Djokovic, who is seeded No. 1, was on the verge of an easy victory when he served at 5-3 in the second set. But he was broken and lost serve again two games later. "I felt under pressure the last couple of games of the second set. I got a little bit tight," Djokovic said. "But in the third I managed to bounce back." Djokovic had 19 break-point chances and converted only seven, but still improved to 20-2 this year. In other action, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga made a successful 2015 debut Saturday by beating American Tim Smyczek 6-4, 3-6, 6-3. Tsonga, seeded No. 11, was playing for the first time since France's loss to Switzerland in the Davis Cup final in November. He sat out the start of this year with a right arm injury. A three-time Key Biscayne quarterfinalist, Tsonga had 11 aces and lost only nine points on his first serve as he advanced to the third round. All seeded players received a first-round bye. "I didn't expect to play my best tennis today," Tsonga said. "But it's normal when you didn't play a couple of months. I hope it's going to be better and better." American John Isner beat 17-year-old wild card Andrey Rublev of Russia 6-3, 6-4. Rublev is the world's No. 1-ranked junior. "I needed to come out ready to play," Isner said, "because he's a very talented kid. Anything can happen." No. 4 Kei Nishikori defeated Mikhail Youzhny 6-2, 6-1, while American Jack Sock eliminated No. 21 Fabio Fognini 7-6 (4), 6-1. No. 5 Milos Raonic and No. 6 David Ferrer also advanced to the third round. No. 14 Ernests Gulbis lost to Juan Monaco 6-2, 6-4. The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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