As in the final of the last Rolex Paris Masters, the Dane was the strongest against the world No. 1, visibly still hampered at the elbow, after a fight disrupted by a long interruption, due to rain. About ten days before Roland-Garros, the Serb displays a worrying form. Author of 22 direct faults in forehand (35 in total), he leaves prematurely the tournament of the Italian capital, which he has never missed since 2006 and which he has won six times. Rune now leads in his confrontations against the man with 22 Grand Slams (2-1). Already defeated early in Monte-Carlo (8th final), Djokovic finishes without title, his preparation on clay.
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