French Open: 'What a moment that is!' - Novak Djokovic smiles as Aljaz Bedene nails 'perfect' shot in Paris

Sometimes all you can do is smile. Despite his dominance in the match, world No. 1 Novak Djokovic got comprehensively beaten by a sublime shot from Aljaz Bedene.

The 20-time Grand Slam singles champion, who is defending his second title at Roland-Garros from last year, was 2-1 up with a break point on Bedene's serve when his opponent came up with something special. Ad/> Djokovic let rip with a ferocious backhand passing shot that appeared destined to be a winner to clinch a break, only for Bedene to somehow manage to flick the ball back with the «perfect» stop-volley to skim the net and drop it just inside the other half of the court. /> Roland-Garros'A fine start' — Djokovic wins first set in style against Bedene at French OpenAN HOUR AGO As the crowd roared its approval at the shot, Djokovic let out a shout and smiled over at his opponent to express his admiration for the effort and execution of what was a very difficult shot to pull off under immense pressure.

“Oh! Djokovic says 'no, how can you?!' exclaimed Barry Millns in the Eurosport commentary box. «What a moment that is! A wonderful shot. That’s for the highlights reel today from Aljaz Bedene.» Annabel Croft added: “It was like the perfect stop-volley.

Look at how he opens up the face of the racquet, skims [the ball] over the top of the net. Even Djokovic is admiring that one!" Perhaps it is no surprise, given just how on fire Djokovic has been so far at Roland-Garros that Eurosport expert John McEnroe had him down as his tip for glory come June 5th in Paris. /> «I don't think we have to worry a whole lot about Rafa at Roland-Garros, if you look at his record, it's crazy, it's insane how good it is.