Novak Djokovic
Djokovic fine tunes game in Piazza del Popolo ahead of Rome return
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May 06, 2026
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Novak Djokovic hit on a temporary clay tennis court at Piazza del Popolo in Rome on Tuesday.
By Sam Jacot
Novak Djokovic returns to Tour this week at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia and spent time on Tuesday practising on a temporary court at the famous Piazza del Popolo in Rome.
The 38-year-old Djokovic looked in a relaxed mood in the Italian capital, where he practised before signing autographs for the hundreds of fans watching from the square.
Djokovic is set to compete for the first time since he lost to Jack Draper in the fourth round in Indian Wells on 12 March. The Serbian has not played a tour-level match on clay since his Roland Garros semi-final defeat to Jannik Sinner last June.
The former No. 1 player in the PIF ATP Rankings holds a 68-12 record in Rome, according to the Infosys ATP Win/Loss Index, a tally that includes title runs at the ATP Masters 1000 event in 2008, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2020 and 2022.
Djokovic, who is competing in Rome for the first time since his third-round exit to Alejandro Tabilo in 2024, will face Hungarian Marton Fucsovics or Croatian qualifier Dino Prizmic at the Foro Italico in his opening match. The 101-time tour-level titlist is also seeded to face Italian and eighth seed Lorenzo Musetti in the quarter-finals.
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