Novak Djokovic

Rome: Serbia's four-time champion Novak Djokovic defeat a confident clay-court player Aljaz Bedene 7-6(2), 6-2 yesterday during his Internazionali BNL d'Italia opener on Court Centrale here. World No. 2 Djokovic, who is on a dream run this season, had to overcome some early resistance against Bedene.