Novak Djokovic says Aslan Karatsev has 'the biggest calves in tennis' after cruising into Italian Open third round
Novak Djokovic said Aslan Karatsev has «the biggest calves we have in tennis» after breezing past the 28-year-old 6-3 6-2 in his opening match at the Italian Open. Djokovic, who has only reached one final this year and that ended in defeat to Andrey Rublev at the Serbia Open, needed just 71 minutes to overcome Karatsev on Centre Court to record his 997th career win. Ad/> The 20-time Grand Slam winner was in good spirits in his post-match interview as he spoke about «very strong guy» Karatsev.