World number three Novak Djokovic opened the defense of his Toronto Masters title in remarkable style with a 6-4, 6-4 wins over Canadian Frank Dancevic on Tuesday.
The Australian Open champion was tied in the third round by sixth seeded American Andy Roddick, who launched his hard-court drive earlier in the day with a battling 6-1, 6-7, 6-3 win over Frenchman Nicolas Mahut.
Playing in his first event since a second-round loss to Marat Safin at Wimbledon, Djokovic took a little time to shake off the rust but soon got into his pace and broke Dancevic to take the opening set.
The 21-year-old Serb recorded an early break in the second to shove 4-2 ahead but then wobbled as Dancevic, advised on by a harsh home crowd, dramatic a late rally by breaking back and holding serve.
But Djokovic responded with another key break to close up the match in 77 minutes.
Nadal will meet Jesse Levine after the American qualifier beat Canadian wildcard Peter Polansky 6-2, 6-4.
Czech 16th seed Tomas Berdych travel into the second round with a 6-3, 6-1 win over Finland's Jarkko Nieminen.
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