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Defending champion Novak Djokovic faced a tough battle to reach the Italian Open last 16 as he defeated Grigor Dimitrov in three sets to continue his bid for a seventh Rome title. The top seed clinched a 6-3 4-6 6-1 win in two hours and 19 minutes and will face British No.
Two-time defending champion Iga Swiatek swept aside Lesia Tsurenko 6-2, 6-0 to advance to the fourth round of the Italian Open on Sunday and extend her winning streak at the Foro Italico to 13 matches.
Novak Djokovic made a winning return to action at the Italian Open despite complaining about the state of the court and appearing to be feeling a little under the weather.
Novak Djokovic (Photo by Paul CROCK / AFP)
GRAN SASSO D'ITALIA, Italy: With snow piled high on the roadsides, Italian outsider Davide Bais won stage seven of the Giro d’Italia from a breakaway on the highest peak in the Apennines on Friday.
Al-Hilal have lost two finals already this year in the FIFA Club World Cup and the Asian Champions League and came within moments of losing a third on Friday in Jeddah. A goal down to Al-Wehda with 98 minutes on the clock in the King’s Cup final, Ali Al-Bulaihi sent the game into extra-time and then the Riyadh giants triumphed 7-6 in a penalty shootout with goalkeeper Abdullah Al-Mayouf making the vital saves before stepping up to convert the final kick.
ROME : Holder Novak Djokovic began his hunt for a seventh Italian Open title by battling past the unseeded Tomas Martin Etcheverry 7-6(5) 6-2 on Friday while women's champion Iga Swiatek delivered a masterclass to reach the third round.
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.