Djokovic beats Fritz and takes off in the rain in Rome | Rome Masters 1000

Novak Djokovic is making steady progress at the Masters 1000 in Rome. The Serbian was returning to competition after retiring prematurely from the Mutua Madrid Open team and did so with a solid victory over Taylor Fritz (6-3, 7-6). The American tennis player was a bone for the main seed of the team, who carried the game forward with a break of several hours, due to the rain that fell on the Italian capital. Djokovic started firmly, moving and unhinging a rival who He is distinguished by the power of his strokes, but not by the constancy of his game. Visibly desperate, Fritz gave a break as soon as he started that would tip the balance the other way. While Novak was forceful from the back of the track and solved the only two break options that he handled against, Taylor was left half and had to wait for the second set to try to attack the number one in the world. remained intact, despite a land tour in which he has not found the key to lift titles. The importance of picking up pace was noticed in a Nole that went ahead again from the start, but was going to lose the solidity to the service that had given him the tranquility in the previous one. Fritz would equalize the break of Balkan talent up to two occasions until, with 5-5, the rain that had threatened to settle during the day arrived decisively on the Foro Italico. The game had to be stopped. Novak and Taylor went to the locker room and were released during the storm. With the day already canceled with the exception of the game that focuses the attention, both tennis players were able to return to decide the winner of the second round in the sprint.Resumption for number one He did not press to reach the tie break, but neither he first nor Fritz, immediately afterwards, could consummate the break that ended the match or took it to the third set. In the tie break, experience usually scores double and Djokovic made it good for, after an hour and 38 minutes of play and many more of the game, consummate his pass to the round of 16 of the Masters 1000 in Rome, where the winner of the match between Norrie and Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich.