( CNN ) -- Some players might not have wanted too much court time in their first match back after a layoff , but Novak Djokovic did n't appear to mind being pushed to the limits by Gael Monfils at the Rogers Cup in Toronto . The world No . 1 , who was playing for the first time since winning Wimbledon last month , was taken all the way by the Frenchman in their second-round match before eventually prevailing 6-2 6-7 ( 7-4 ) 7-6 ( 7-2 ) in two hours 41 minutes . `` In a way it was fun , of course , and entertaining to be part of this match , '' Djokovic said , the ATP Tour official website reported . `` I enjoyed it . I tried to take the positives from this long match , and those are obviously the fact that I stayed over two and a half hours on the court and I have not played an official hard-court match since the Miami final . `` That helps obviously to play a little bit more , to feel the court , to feel the conditions . '' Djokovic has now won all 10 of his meetings with Monfils and will face another Frenchman , Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the third round . Tsonga will be the fresher of the two after seeing off his countryman Jeremy Chardy 7-6 ( 8/6 ) 6-4 in one hour and 37 minutes . Djokovic has a 13-5 head-to-head record against Tsonga and has won their last nine meetings , most recently in the fourth round at Wimbledon . But he is still wary of the threat posed by the 13th seed . `` My next opponent has a very similar game , power game like Gael 's , '' Djokovic said . `` I 'm not feeling tired , I 'm not exhausted , I have n't played a tournament for four weeks . I of course look forward to compete more . '' Djokovic was joined in the third round by two-time Rogers Cup winner Andy Murray , who crushed Australian teenager Nick Kyrgios 6-2 6-2 in less than an hour to set up a clash with France 's Richard Gasquet . Wimbledon semifinalist Grigor Dimitrov was taken to three sets by American Donald Young before progressing to a clash with Spanish 17th seed Tommy Robredo . Last year 's losing finalist Milos Raonic kept home hopes alive by overcoming young American Jack Sock 4-6 7-6 ( 7-2 ) 7-6 ( 7-4 ) after two hours and 24 minutes . Canada 's world No . 6 , who won his sixth ATP Tour title in Washington last weekend , will next play French veteran Julien Benneteau . Fourth seed Tomas Berdych and No . 5 David Ferrer also went through , while Marin Cilic set up a meeting with Wimbledon finalist Roger Federer -- who is seeking to add to his 2004 and 2006 Rogers Cup titles . Serena eases into third round . Meanwhile in Montreal , world No . 1 Serena Williams was in ominous form in her second-round Rogers Cup match against Sam Stosur . The defending champion blew away the Australian in straight sets 6-0 6-2 in just under an hour to set up a meeting with Czech Lucie Safarova , who overcame Magdalena Rybarikova 6-4 , 6-2 . `` It feels great to be here , '' Williams said , speaking in French , the WTA 's official website reported . `` I thought I played well tonight . She 's won a Grand Slam title and she 's a really good player , so it was important for me to play well . `` I love it here and I want to thank everyone for coming out tonight . '' Serena 's sister Venus is also safely through to the next round after beating Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan 6-3 6-2 . She will next play Angelique Kerber , who was beaten by Serena in the Stanford final on Sunday . Fourth seed Maria Sharapova went through to round three despite losing the first set against 27th-ranked Garbine Muguruza , and the Russian will next play another SPaniard in Carla Suarez-Navarro . Second seed and 2012 Rogers Cup winner Petra Kvitova also progressed with a 6-3 6-2 win over Casey Dellacqua , and the two-time Wimbledon champion next plays Russia 's Ekaterina Makarova . But No . 9 seed Ana Ivanovic is out after losing 6-7 ( 9-7 ) 7-6 ( 9-7 ) 6-4 to America 's Coco Vandeweghe , who earned a clash with another Serbian , former world No . 1 Jelena Jankovic . Australian Open finalist Dominika Cibulkova was also knocked out , going down in three sets 2-6 7-6 ( 7-3 ) 6-7 ( 5-7 ) to Britain 's Heather Watson , who will now play two-time grand slam winner Victoria Azarenka . Read more : Bouchard suffers hometown defeat .
World No . 1 playing in first match since winning Wimbledon . Djokovic 's three - set win sets up tie with Jo - Wilfried Tsonga . Serena Williams through to third round at the event in Miami . Defending champion a straight - sets winner over Samantha Stosur .