[Sport] Placido Djokovic debut in Rome on his return after the US Open pitch

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Novak Djokovic, who reappeared on the courts after his surreal elimination from the US Open by hitting a judge, qualified for the round of 16 of the Masters 1000 in Rome after easily beating Salvatore Caruso 6-3 and 6-2 in his debut at the Foro Italico. The world number 1 won on the fast track and left a good feeling.

On a center court without fans, as the tournament is played behind closed doors due to the pandemic, Nole needed an hour and 24 minutes to endorse Caruso the second defeat in two games, after beating him at the Roland Garros in 2019.

The Serbian, who would only meet Rafa Nadal, second favorite, in the final, did not concede breaking balls to the Italian and took advantage of the only break of the first set, in the eighth game, to close it 6-3.

Caruso competed with commitment, but finally delivered the serve with the 1-1 on the scoreboard of the second set, after a game that lasted more than eleven minutes.

 

Djokovic imposes his law
From that moment, Djokovic imposed his superiority and closed the game with the final 6-2, remaining intractable with the serve and achieving another break in the seventh game.

At the end of the meeting, the Serbian was the protagonist of a curious gesture, as he sent messages of affection to the completely empty stands, as he always does when there are spectators. He also wrote on the camera a "Force Roma, I miss you", in perfect Italian.

In the round of 16, Nole will face the winner of the duel between Italian Marco Cecchinato (n.113) and Serbian Filip Krajnovic (n.29).