Belgrade:
The Australian Open champion was not always at his best in a match often played in rain and had six double faults.
Lopez had two break points early in the first set at 2-2 - and then again at 4-4 - before Djokovic comfortably won the tiebreaker.
Djokovic broke twice in the second set and conceded no points in the final game.
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