Rome Masters 1000 2021: Djokovic has no mercy on Davidovich and is already in the quarterfinals in Rome

Novak Djokovic sealed the ticket to the quarterfinals of the Masters 1000 in Rome after beating Spanish Alejandro Davidovich. The Serbian took the duel in two sets (6-2 and 6-1) in just over an hour of play, although it was difficult for him to finish the job – he needed six match balls. The current champion already expects a rival in the next round, the winner of the duel between Stefanos Tsitsipas and Matteo Berrettini. Novak Djokovic and Alejandro Davidovich opened the day at the Campo Centrale of the Foro Italico, the main track of the Masters 1000 in Rome. on a day when the tournament was open to the public. Davidovich is another of the talents of Spanish tennis and he lived his first confrontation against a Big-3 player in a great moment for the Malaga player, who already got into the top eight in Monte Carlo – he had to retire due to injury – and reached the semis In Estoril. Despite having number one in front of him, Davidovich had already announced that he would not wrinkle and he knows the Serbian very well, after hours and hours of training together in Marbella, to the point of considering him a “friend” . So much so that he started the match by taking Djokovic’s service, although the Serbian replied afterwards. In the following games equality reigned, the serve being decisive to move on the scoreboard. In the sixth, Djokovic took advantage of the second of the two break balls that he had to open a gap in the scoreboard, at a certain point in the set where he left little room for reaction to the Malaga player. Djokovic was more solid with his serve, confirming the advantage with a blank game and squeezed the rest to close the sleeve (6-2) in just over half an hour of play.On the court there are no friends Starting in the second set, Davidovich once again had options to break Djokovic’s serve, but he did not get a counter-set and missed with a backhand after arriving very forced. The Serbian overcame the ‘deuce’ with a winner after a battle of backhand blows and an ace with which he raised the score 1-0. The respect between them was evident, Djokovic applauded several points of his student in Marbella, but not therefore he was going to open his hand a little. A new double fault from Malaga gave a break option, a gift that Djokovic was not going to waste to get 2-0 and serve in the second set.Despite having little filming on clay, Novak Djokovic felt the ball with pleasure, disarmed Davidovich with deep blows to prevent the Malaga from going up to the net or dominating the points. The Spanish left samples of his quality, but verified the difficulty of measuring himself to number one. He pulled with pride to lift a break ball with a great drop, but then he crashed the ball into the net and the 4-0 rose to the scoreboard. Djokovic exhibited his superiority and with a blank game he made it 5-0. He got to have three match balls to the rest, but Davidovich was not willing to make it easy for his friend either. He pushed his game forward to end the nine games in a row for the Serbian. With his service he did not forgive although he needed three more match balls and lift one break. After just over an hour and ten minutes of play, Djokovic sealed the ticket to the quarterfinals where either the Greek Tsitsipas or the Italian Berrettini awaits him.