Masters in Rome: Djokovic continued without difficulty

In the round of 16, Djokovic meets the Swiss Stan Wawrinka or his Serbian compatriot Laslo Djere, who had made it into the main field through qualification. Djokovic recently failed at the Masters in Madrid in the semi -finals in the semi -finals at the Spanish shooting star and later tournament winner Carlos Alcaraz. As a result, the 34-year-old had missed his second final of the year after his final defeat in Belgrade.

In Roland Garros, Djokovic will be defending champion from May 22nd. In the first round of Rome, Djokovic like Alexander Zverev had a fire. The Olympic champion from Hamburg plays in the second round against the 21 -year -old Argentinian Sebastian Baez, who switched off the Dutch Tallon Griekspoor 6: 3, 6: 7 (7: 9), 6: 2. Baez had most recently celebrated the first tournament victory of his career at the clay court tournament in Estoril/Portugal.