{"id":626959,"date":"2026-05-06T14:06:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T14:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/626959\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T14:06:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T14:06:10","slug":"novak-djokovic-fine-tunes-game-in-piazza-del-popolo-ahead-of-rome-return-atp-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/626959\/","title":{"rendered":"Novak Djokovic fine tunes game in Piazza del Popolo ahead of Rome return | ATP Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"

Novak Djokovic
\n Djokovic fine tunes game in Piazza del Popolo ahead of Rome return<\/p>\n

Look at the best photos of the Serbian hitting in the Italian capital<\/p>\n

May 06, 2026<\/p>\n

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Getty Images<\/p>\n

Novak Djokovic hit on a temporary clay tennis court at Piazza del Popolo in Rome on Tuesday.
\n By Sam Jacot<\/p>\n

Novak Djokovic<\/a> returns to Tour this week at the Internazionali BNL d\u2019Italia and spent time on Tuesday practising on a temporary court at the famous Piazza del Popolo in Rome.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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Djokovic is set to compete for the first time since he lost to Jack Draper<\/a> 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<\/a> semi-final defeat to Jannik Sinner<\/a> last June.<\/p>\n

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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.<\/p>\n

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Djokovic, who is competing in Rome for the first time since his third-round exit to Alejandro Tabilo<\/a> in 2024, will face Hungarian Marton Fucsovics<\/a> or Croatian qualifier Dino Prizmic<\/a> 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<\/a> in the quarter-finals.<\/p>\n

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