{"id":435427,"date":"2023-05-12T15:40:19","date_gmt":"2023-05-12T19:40:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/ca\/?post_type=news&#038;p=435427"},"modified":"2023-05-12T15:40:19","modified_gmt":"2023-05-12T19:40:19","slug":"djokovic-beats-etcheverry-in-straight-sets-in-his-1st-game-in-rome","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/djokovic-beats-etcheverry-in-straight-sets-in-his-1st-game-in-rome\/","title":{"rendered":"Djokovic beats Etcheverry in straight sets in his 1st game in Rome"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Novak Djokovic won against Tomas Martin Etcheverry (7-6 (5), 6-2) and advanced to the 3<sup>rd<\/sup> round of the Rome Masters 1000.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The defending champ marches on \ud83c\udfc6<\/p>\n<p>\u2694\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DjokerNole?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@DjokerNole<\/a> survives a two-set battle against a stubborn Etcheverry to advance to the R32!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IBI23?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#IBI23<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/atptour?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@atptour<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IkZTp7QtRO\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/IkZTp7QtRO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Internazionali BNL d&#8217;Italia (@InteBNLdItalia) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/InteBNLdItalia\/status\/1657099142865342491?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 12, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The 1<sup>st<\/sup> set was very competitive as the Argentinian, world number 61, had his chance to win it in the tiebreak, but Nole showed why he is the best in the world and won straight points to close the set successfully.<\/p>\n<p>In the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> set, there was no doubt who was the better player on the court as Djokovic triumphed 6-2 to win his first match in the Italian capital and advance to the next round, where the defending champions will face Grigor Dimitrov.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#8211; Nole, can I get an autograph?<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Sure, what&#8217;s your name?<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IBI23?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#IBI23<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9JFWQlshUx\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/9JFWQlshUx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Internazionali BNL d&#8217;Italia (@InteBNLdItalia) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/InteBNLdItalia\/status\/1657107271099269121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 12, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>That was the 1<sup>st<\/sup> clash between Djokovic and Etcheverry as the Argentinian tennis player could take a lot of positives from the first set.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Novak Djokovic won against Tomas Martin Etcheverry (7-6 (5), 6-2) and advanced to the 3rd round of the Rome Masters 1000. 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