Fatherhood appears to have done little to slow world number one Novak Djokovic as he got off to a winning start at the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris on Tuesday. Djokovic, whose wife Jelena gave birth to a baby boy Stefan last week, comfortably saw off Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-3 6-4 in their second-round tie. 'It feels great! It's different, obviously,' Djokovic told Sky Sports. 'I'm trying to take as much positive energy as I can from what's happened in the past few weeks. I'm very proud to be a father and I'm very proud of my wife for handling the birth in a great way. Novak Djokovic of Serbia returns the ball to Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany at the BNP Paribas Masters . Djokovic serves to his oipponent at Palais Omnisports de Bercy on Tuesday evening . 'She's back home recovering now, with our little boy. This was my first match as a father and it can only inspire me to play my best tennis.' It was a 53rd win of the season for Djokovic, the defending champion here, as he bids to retain his top ranking ahead of Rafael Nadal. Fifth seed Tomas Berdych had a much harder time as he battled his way past Adrian Mannarino, eventually winning 6-4 6-7 (3/7) 6-2 in a match that lasted 2 hours 22 minutes. Fourteenth seed Kevin Anderson advanced with a hard-fought 6-4 7-6 (10/8) win over Santiago Giraldo, but there was an early exit for number 15 Gilles Simon, beaten 6-3 3-6 6-4 by Fernando Verdasco. Kohlschreiber was beaten 6-3 6-4 by Djokovic in the second-round tie . It was a 53rd win of the season for Djokovic as he bids to retain his top ranking ahead of Rafael Nadal . Gael Monfils beat Joao Sousa 6-1 6-4, David Goffin saw off Lukas Rosol 6-4 6-3, while Tommy Robredo beat Vasek Pospisil 6-3 4-6 7-6 (7/5). Pablo Cuevas advanced after Leonardo Mayer - who was trailing 6-7 (3/7) 0-1 - retired hurt. Lucas Pouille beat Ivo Karlovic 6-1 6-4 but his fellow qualifier Kenny De Schepper was beaten 7-6 (7/5) 7-6 (7/4).
Jelena Djokovic gave birth to a baby boy Stefan last week .
Novak Djokovic won 6-3 6-4 in their second-round tie at the Paris Masters .
It was a 53rd win of the season for Djokovic, who is  defending his title .
Fatherhood appears to have done little to slow world number one Novak Djokovic as he got off to a winning start at the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris on Tuesday. Djokovic, whose wife Jelena gave birth to a baby boy Stefan last week, comfortably saw off Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-3 6-4 in their second-round tie. 'It feels great! It's different, obviously,' Djokovic told Sky Sports. 'I'm trying to take as much positive energy as I can from what's happened in the past few weeks. I'm very proud to be a father and I'm very proud of my wife for handling the birth in a great way. Novak Djokovic of Serbia returns the ball to Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany at the BNP Paribas Masters . Djokovic serves to his oipponent at Palais Omnisports de Bercy on Tuesday evening . 'She's back home recovering now, with our little boy. This was my first match as a father and it can only inspire me to play my best tennis.' It was a 53rd win of the season for Djokovic, the defending champion here, as he bids to retain his top ranking ahead of Rafael Nadal. Fifth seed Tomas Berdych had a much harder time as he battled his way past Adrian Mannarino, eventually winning 6-4 6-7 (3/7) 6-2 in a match that lasted 2 hours 22 minutes. Fourteenth seed Kevin Anderson advanced with a hard-fought 6-4 7-6 (10/8) win over Santiago Giraldo, but there was an early exit for number 15 Gilles Simon, beaten 6-3 3-6 6-4 by Fernando Verdasco. Kohlschreiber was beaten 6-3 6-4 by Djokovic in the second-round tie . It was a 53rd win of the season for Djokovic as he bids to retain his top ranking ahead of Rafael Nadal . Gael Monfils beat Joao Sousa 6-1 6-4, David Goffin saw off Lukas Rosol 6-4 6-3, while Tommy Robredo beat Vasek Pospisil 6-3 4-6 7-6 (7/5). Pablo Cuevas advanced after Leonardo Mayer - who was trailing 6-7 (3/7) 0-1 - retired hurt. Lucas Pouille beat Ivo Karlovic 6-1 6-4 but his fellow qualifier Kenny De Schepper was beaten 7-6 (7/5) 7-6 (7/4).
gave birth to a baby boy Stefan last week, in their second-round tie. 'It feels great! It's best tennis.' It was a 53rd win of the season for