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ROME: Novak Djokovic was tested by 61st-ranked Tomas Martin Etcheverry in a 7-6 (5), 6-2 opening win at the Italian Open on Friday. Aiming for a seventh title on the red clay of the Foro Italico as he prepares for the French Open, Djokovic twice had to recover from deficits during a tight first set. Djokovic was returning after three weeks off due to a lingering issue with his surgically repaired right elbow.
After a horror start to the Toulouse Sevens in which they went down 31-7 to hosts France earlier on Friday, the Blitzboks turned things around in their second Pool C clash against Fiji.
Iga Swiatek began her bid for a third straight Italian Open title in devastating style on Friday as the top seed crushed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-0, 6-0 in the second round, while Ons Jabeur was defeated on her return from injury.
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Jack Draper has described fellow Brits Andy Murray and Dan Evans as “crazily good competitors” and hopes to do battle with them again as the grass-court season approaches. The 21-year-old enjoyed a breakthrough season last year, rising into the top 50 in the ATP rankings and achieving wins over top-10 opponents like Stefanos Tsitsipas and Felix Auger-Aliassime.
KTM's Jack Miller came top of the timesheets after two practice sessions at Le Mans on Friday. The Australian finished in a time of 1:30.950. Aprilia's Aleix Espargaro finished P2 in second with a time of 1:31.069 while Ducati's Marco Bezzecchi finished in third with a time of 1:31.150.
Elsewhere, India's farmers have joined some of the country's top wrestlers in protests, demanding action against a powerful politician. Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh is accused of sexually harassing female athletes. The case has shone a light on a culture of sexual abuse, inequality and impunity in Indian sports.
The NBA draft lottery has offered teams a quick path from bad to good for nearly four decades. The stakes this year are unusually high with French phenom Victor Wembanyama the top prospect.