Sebastian Baez

Stefanos Tsitsipas defeated Argentina's Sebastian Baez 7-5, 6-1 in the round of 16 at the Olympic tennis tournament.

After a closely contested first set, Tsitsipas took control in the second set, dominating with his serve.

In the quarterfinals, the Greek champion will face Seriba's Novak Djokovic, who defeated Dominik Koepfer of Germany 7-5, 6-3.

ROME - Serbian Novak Djokovic, the world number one in men's tennis singles, lost 6-2, 6-3 to Chilean Alejandro Tabilo in the Rome Masters third round on Sunday.

World number 32 Tabilo won after 68 minutes of play.

ROME - Serbian tennis players Dusan Lajovic, Miomir Kecmanovic and Hamad Medjedovic are all through to the second round of the Rome Masters tournament.

In the opening round, Lajovic defeated Italian Lorenzo Sonego 6-3, 6-7 (5-7), 6-3 after two hours and 31 minutes of play last night.

Lajovic will next face Argentine Sebastian Baez.

Stefanos Tsitsipas felt like his rival was as fast as a cheetah on center court at the Madrid Open.

Point after point, his opponent Sebastian Baez kept chasing down balls to stay in contention in the third-round match.