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Tuesday 15 May 2018

Capital “W“

Novak Djokovic, of Serbia,
returns the ball to Alexandr
Dolgopolov, of Ukraine,
during their first round match
at the Italian Open tennis
tournament in Rome, Monday,
May 14, 2018.
Associated Press
Djokovic

keeps

things in

perspective

after win

in Rome

By ANDREW DAMPF
AP Sports Writer
ROME (AP) — Novak
Djokovic was not looking
too far ahead after beat-
ing Alexandr Dolgopolov
6-1, 6-3 in the first round of
the Italian Open on Mon-
day.
Having failed to reach the
quarterfinals in six straight
tournaments following a
right elbow injury, the 12-
time Grand Slam winner
doesn’t want to place too
much pressure on himself
— even though he is a four-
time Rome champion.
“Rome has always been a
place where I’ve felt good,
received a lot of support,
where I’ve played well and
obtained a lot of great re-
sults and today’s match
encourages me and gives
me reason to believe that
it can be a good week for
me,” Djokovic said. Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) leads the celebration on a goal by
“I would like to go all the Evgeny Kuznetsov (92) during the second period of Game 2 of the NHL Eastern Confer-
way but at the same time, ence finals hockey playoff series against the Tampa Bay Lightning Sunday, May 13,
looking at my results, I have
to be a little bit more mod- 2018, in Tampa, Fla.
est with expectations.” Associated Press
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