Novak Djokovic fought his way into the third round of the Italian Open on Friday, beating Tomas Etcheverry 7-5 (7/6), 6-2 in a surprisingly tight encounter. A six-time winner in Rome, the world number one was made to work by the 61st-ranked Argentine, prevailing in one hour, 51 minutes to set up a third round clash with Grigor Dimitrov, who beat Stan Wawrinka.

Italian Open: Sluggish Novak Djokovic cruises to third round, beats Tomas Etcheverry in three-set thriller

Former world number one Andy Murray made it through another tough match on Thursday rallying from a set down to beat Tomas Etcheverry and reaches the second round of the Indian Wells WTA and ATP Masters 1000.

Indian Wells: Ageing Andy Murray breaks another tough-match barrier with win over Tomas Etcheverry

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Italian Open: Sluggish Novak Djokovic cruises to third round, beats Tomas Etcheverry in three-set thriller

Indian Wells: Ageing Andy Murray breaks another tough-match barrier with win over Tomas Etcheverry