Iga Swiatek Lesia Tsurenko Aryna Sabalenka Novak Djokovic Grigor Dimitrov Aslan Karatsev Stefanos Tsitsipas Jan Lennard Struff Italy Madrid Rome tennis WTA Iga Swiatek Lesia Tsurenko Aryna Sabalenka Novak Djokovic Grigor Dimitrov Aslan Karatsev Stefanos Tsitsipas Jan Lennard Struff Italy Madrid Rome

Djokovic, Swiatek into Italian Open last 16

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ROME: Novak Djokovic reached the last 16 of the Italian Open on Sunday after winning a battle with Grigor Dimitrov 6-3, 4-6, 6-1, while blistering Iga Swiatek thrashed Lesia Tsurenko 6-2, 6-0.

Six-time Rome champion Djokovic initially looked in improved form compared to his sluggish tournament opener against Tomas Etcheverry but again had a fight on his hands against the former world No.

3 “I think I’m getting close to the desired level. You can always play better but today I had a really good quality opponent and I think I delivered,” Djokovic told reporters.

No longer wearing the elbow brace he had in Friday’s second round match, Djokovic looked to have shaken off the injury which forced him to miss last week’s Madrid Masters.

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