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Italian Open: Novak Djokovic beats Stan Wawrinka in Rome

Novak Djokovic eased past old rival Stan Wawrinka to reach the quarter-finals of the Italian Open.

The pair have met twice in Grand Slam finals, Wawrinka winning on both occasions, but in Rome world number one Djokovic won comfortably, 6-2 6-2.

Wawrinka, 37, now ranked 361st in the world, is making his own comeback after a year out with a foot injury.

He struggled physically and made a series of errors as Djokovic controlled with early breaks in either set.

Djokovic will play eighth seed Felix Auger-Aliassime in the last eight of the clay-court event after the Canadian beat American Marcus Giron 6-3 6-2.