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Djokovic wins opener at Italian Open with vintage scrambling

Emma Raducanu returns the ball to Bianca Andreescu during their match at the Italian Open tennis tournament, in Rome, Tuesday, May 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) Bianca Andreescu returns the ball to Emma Raducanu during their match at the Italian Open tennis tournament, in Rome, Tuesday, May 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) Emma Raducanu receives medical treatment during her match against Bianca Andreescu at the Italian Open tennis tournament, in Rome, Tuesday, May 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) Spain's Rafael Nadal talks to journalists during a press conference at the Italian Open tennis tournament, in Rome, Monday, May 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) FILE - John Isner returns to Diego Schwartzman, of Argentina, at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament Tuesday, March 15, 2022, in Indian Wells, Calif. At 37, John Isner is just happy to be back on tour in Europe with his wife and three kids. No longer dreaming of a Grand Slam title, he’s trying to make the back end of his tennis career not seem “like such a job.” Yet there’s serious business coming up Wednesday, May 11 with a second-round matchup against 10-time champion Rafael Nadal in the second round of the Italian Open. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, file) Novak Djokovic returns the ball to Aslan Karatsev during their match at the Italian Open tennis tournament, in Rome, Tuesday, May 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) The shadow of Novak Djokovic is cast on the court as he returns the ball to Aslan Karatsev during their match at the Italian Open tennis tournament, in Rome, Tuesday, May 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) Novak Djokovic serves the ball to Aslan Karatsev during their match at the Italian Open tennis tournament, in Rome, Tuesday, May 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) Miomir Kekmanovic returns the ball to Diego Schwartzman during their match at the Italian Open tennis tournament, in Rome, Tuesday, May 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) Diego Schwartzman returns the ball to Miomir Kekmanovic during their match at the Italian Open tennis tournament, in Rome, Tuesday, May 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) Novak Djokovic returns the ball to Aslan Karatsev during their match at the Italian Open tennis tournament, in Rome, Tuesday, May 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) Aslan Karatsev returns the ball to Novak Djokovic during their match at the Italian Open tennis tournament, in Rome, Tuesday, May 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) Novak Djokovic returns the ball to Aslan Karatsev during their match at the Italian Open tennis tournament, in Rome, Tuesday, May 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) Novak Djokovic returns the ball to Aslan Karatsev during their match at the Italian Open tennis tournament, in Rome, Tuesday, May 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Djokovic wins opener at Italian Open with vintage scrambling