Djokovic Advances Over Moutet at Italian Open
Friday’s outcomes on the Italian Open in Rome, Italy featured prime seed Novak Djokovic advancing to the third spherical, defeating gifted Frenchman Corentin Moutet 6-3, 6-1,
Djokovic, who has not competed on Tour because the Monte Carlo Masters in Monaco, will subsequent face … for a spot in spherical 4.
The Serbian legend struck 5 winners, gained 59 p.c of his first serve factors and broke serve on 4 events.
After the match, Djokovic was hit within the head by a fan’s water bottle. He’s at present on his technique to the hospital.
That is surprising.
Novak Djokovic was hit on the top with a water bottle thrown from the stands whereas he was signing autographs.
Disgusting.pic.twitter.com/Pwt2sjBisl
— Related Tennis (@RelevantTennis) Could 10, 2024
Different winners on the day noticed No. 3 seed Alexander Zverev, No. 8 seed Grigor Dimitrov, No. 12 seed Ben Shelton, Nuno Borges, Zhizhen Zhang, Terence Atmane and Luciano Darderi all advance to the spherical of 32.
Miomir Kecmanovic upset inform Norwegian Casper Ruud 0-6, 6-4, 6-4 later within the day.
Sabalenka Advances
On the ladies’s facet, No. 2 seed and up to date Madrid Open finalist Aryna Sabalenka cruised into the third spherical, dispatching Katie Volynets 4-6, 6-2, 6-2.
The reigning Australian Open winner will subsequent face both Dayana Yastremska or Laura Siegemund.
No. 5 seed Maria Sakkari defeated Varvara Gracheva 6-2, 6-2 and Sara Sorribes Tormo ousted No. 20 seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-3, 1-6, 7-5.
No. 9 seed Jelena Ostapenko, No. 13 Danielle Collins, No. 16 seed Elena Svitolina, No. 22 Caroline Garcia, and No. 24 Victoria Azarenka all moved into the third spherical.
Former Australian Open winner Sofia Kenin dispatched No. 8 seed Ons Jabeur 7-5, 2-6, 6-4.
Saturday’s schedule in Rome might be highlighted by ten-time winner Rafael Nadal going through No. 8 seed Hubert Hurkacz. Dane Holger Rune will even see his first motion on the occasion and ladies’s prime seed Iga Swiatek will look to hold on together with her clay-court dominance towards….
Watch all of the motion dwell this week from Rome on Tennis TV.
Prepare for the 12 months’s second Main right now, with nice tickets to the French Open in Paris. Nadal is about to play his ultimate Roland Garros in 2024.
