After he chose to part company with coach and former rival Andy Murray earlier in May following six months working together, Djokovic told media on Wednesday that he felt he “couldn’t get more” out of their partnership.
That decision was announced after Djokovic suffered a second consecutive first-round exit in a disappointing start to his clay court swing, losing to upcoming opponent Arnaldi in Madrid in late April.
The former world number one admitted after that loss that he was facing up to a “new reality” amid his early tournament exits in the twilight of his career.
This was therefore an important confidence boost at the start of his latest bid to become only the third man in the Open Era to win 100 tour-level titles – and just four days before chasing a fourth French Open.
Djokovic outclassed the 134th-ranked Fucsovics, sweeping the Hungarian aside in just 77 minutes.
He did so without facing a single break point, settling the first set with a double break of serve and delivering the decisive blow in the sixth game of the second.
Britain’s Cameron Norrie faces Czech player Tomas Machac later on Wednesday, after compatriot Jacob Fearnley lost 6-4 6-3 to Australian Alexei Popyrin.
In Paris, several of Wednesday’s French Open qualifying matches were suspended by rain, with Britons Dan Evans and Fran Jones among those to see their second-round matches postponed until Thursday.
