Andrew Medichini

Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece returns the ball to Rafael Nadal of Spain during a semifinal match at the Italian Open tennis tournament, in Rome, Saturday. [Andrew Medichini/AP]

ROME - Serbia's top-ranked male tennis player Novak Djokovic beat Briton Aljaz Bedene 7-6 (7-2), 6-2 in the opening round of the Rome Masters tournament late Tuesday.

Djokovic is now 3-0 head-to-head against Bedene.

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ROME - Serbia's best tennis player Novak Djokovic won the Rome Masters ATP as he beat the former champion, Spain's Rafael Nadal, in the final match on Sunday, 2-1 (4-6, 6-3, 6-3).