Returning Novak Djokovic (1st place, Serbia) is cruising toward his second consecutive victory at the Rome Open.
Djokovic defeated Grigor Dimitrov (33rd place, Bulgaria) 2-1 (6-3 4-6 6-1) in the 3rd round (Round of 32) of the men’s singles at the ATP Masters 1000 Rome Open held in Rome, Italy on the 15th (Korean time). and advanced to the round of 16.
Djokovic,메이저놀이터 who passed the first round with a bye, defeated Thomas Martin Echeverri (61st, Argentina) 2-0 (7-6, 6-2) in the second round, and then overpowered Dimitrov, continuing his second consecutive victory following last year. stride forward
Djokovic competes with world number 13 Cameron Norrie (England) to advance to the quarterfinals. In the match between the two, Djokovic leads with 2 wins and no losses.
Djokovic, who was knocked out in the quarterfinals of the Spreska Open held last month, withdrew from the Madrid Open due to an elbow injury. Since then, he has been resting and concentrating on recovery, and is showing off his strength by participating in the Rome Open.
As Djokovic is cruising, anticipation for the final match with Carlos Alcaras (2nd, Spain) is growing.
Alkaras, who rose to stardom by winning the men’s singles at the US Open last year, set out to conquer the men’s tennis world by sweeping trophies while Nadal and Djokovic faltered this year. Prior to the tournament, Djokovic also paid tribute to Alkaras’ recent performance and looked forward to meeting him in the final.