Djokovic, Swiatek fall in Italian Open

By Agence France-Presse

May 19, 2023 12:18 am

ROME: Seventh-ranked Holger Rune beat a frustrated Novak Djokovic 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 in a rain-interrupted quarterfinal at the Italian Open, where women's top seed Iga Swiatek retired injured on Wednesday.

Serbian star Djokovic, who will drop to second in the world on Monday behind Carlos Alcaraz, admitted that he was outplayed in heavy, wet conditions after a week of rain in normally sunny Rome.

INJURED Poland’s Iga Swiatek returns to Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina during their quarterfinals match of the Women’s WTA Rome Open tennis tournament on Wednesday, May 17, 2023, at Foro Italico in Rome. PHOTO BY TIZIANA FABI/AFP

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