Before rain delayed play at 4:50 p.m. on Tuesday, Novak Djokovic was leading Taylor Fritz 6-3, 5-5 in the second round of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia. All other remaining matches have been cancelled including Daniil Medvedev's showdown with Aslan Karatsev.
Djokovic and Fritz's most recent encounter was a five-set battle in the third round of the Australian Open, but this time Djokovic came out sharp. The Serbian broke in Fritz’s first service game, and made 70 per cent of his first serves in the opening set to comfortably close it out.
The second set began in nearly identical fashion with Djokovic breaking in the first game to establish early dominance. The World No. 1 had to step his level up to save a two break points at 4-3, but then Fritz went for broke on Djokovic’s next service game at 5-4 and was rewarded for it by evening out the match. After already playing most of the match in rainy conditions, play was stopped at 5-5.
Djokovic is 3-2 since winning his 17th major at the Australian Open after a third-round exit in Monte-Carlo and a semi-final appearance in Belgrade. He leads 3-0 in his ATP Head2Head Series against Fritz as he looks to defend his title in Rome. The winner will play either Cameron Norrie or Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.
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