Novak Djokovic v Tomas Martin Etcheverry live stream with Bet365 | ATP Rome preview

Jonathan Davies in ATP Rome 12 May 2023
Djokovic has never lost in the first round in Paris (Photo credit: Chris Putnam/Alamy Stock Photo)

Novak Djokovic launches his Italian Open title defence against Argentina’s Tomas Martin Etcheverry at Foro Italico on Friday.

Djokovic claimed his sixth title in Rome last year, enjoying a straight-sets victory over Stefanos Tsitsipas in what was his 12th final in the Italian capital.

Having already triumphed at the Australian Open and Adelaide this season, the world number one is gearing up for his 17th appearance at the ATP Masters 1000 event, where he has never failed to progress beyond the round of 16.

Although, the Serb does not head to Rome in the greatest of form, having lost three of his last five matches on the ATP Tour.

They include a quarter-final defeat to compatriot Dusan Lajovic in the Banja Luka quarter-finals, while he was beaten by Lorenzo Musetti at the previous stage in Monte Carlo.

Nevertheless, Djokovic will be favourite to progress against world number 61 Etcheverry in what will be their first tour-level meeting.

The Argentine overcame Frenchman Luca Van Assche 7-6(7), 6-3 in the opening round, and he will certainly be no pushover here.

Indeed the 23-year-old, who is making only his fourth main-draw appearance at an ATP Masters 1000 event, has already reached his first tour ATP finals this season.

And he will be encouraged by the fact both of those came on clay – in Santiago and Houston, where he was runner-up to Nicolas Jarry and Frances Tiafoe respectively.

The winner of this match faces a tricky Italian Open last-32 test in either former world number three Stan Wawrinka or 2017 ATP Finals winner Grigor Dimitrov.

Play gets underway at 6pm BST on Friday and will be contested over the best of three sets at Foro Italico in Rome.

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