Thursday, May 13, 2021

Tennis: Djokovic sweeps into Italian Open quarter-finals on front of Roman crowd

World number one Novak Djokovic swept into the Italian Open quarter-finals on Thursday with a straight sets wins over Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in front of spectators who were allowed to watch in the Foro Italico for the first time.


The five-time Rome champion won through 6-2, 6-1 in 1hr 10min against the 48th-ranked Spaniard with the venue filled to 25 per cent of capacity.


"It was not good, it was great. I missed the crowd," said the 33-year-old Serb. 


"It was nice to see them back."


After losing his opening service game, Djokovic powered back with five breaks of serve, outclassing his rival, despite a late fightback, to seal the win on his sixth match point. 


"He started well, but I managed to break back straight away and establish the control and consistency. 


"I thought I played at least 20-30 percent better than on Monday."


The 18-time Grand Slam winner next plays either Greek fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas or ninth seed Matteo Berrettini for a place in the semi-final.


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https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/05/13/21/tennis-djokovic-sweeps-into-italian-open-quarter-finals-on-front-of-roman-crowd

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