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Italian Open: Novak Djokovic beats Aslan Karatsev, Cameron Norrie wins in Rome

World number one Novak Djokovic returned to winning ways with a comfortable victory over Russian Aslan Karatsev at the Italian Open.

Djokovic, who turns 35 later this month, responded to last week's defeat by Carlos Alcaraz in Madrid with a 6-3 6-2 win in the Rome second round.

British number one Cameron Norrie shook off some early nerves to beat teenage wildcard Luca Nardi in the first round.

Norrie, 26, served well in the key moments to win 6-4 6-4.

Serbia's Djokovic received a first-round bye as the top seed and, three days after losing to Alcaraz in the Madrid semi-finals, continued his preparations for his defence of the French Open with a one-sided win over Karatsev.