Novak Djokovic starts strong in Rome; Casper Ruud out in shocker

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World No. 1 Novak Djokovic of Serbia overcame a shaky start and defeated French lucky loser Corentin Moutet 6-3, 6-1 in his first match at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia on Friday in Rome.

Djokovic is on to the Round of 32 after taking care of Moutet in 84 minutes. He dropped his first two service games to fall behind 3-1 before winning the final five games of the set a