Spain's Carlos Alcaraz made a strong start to his Italian Open campaign, beating Serbian Dusan Lajovic 6-3 6-3 in Rome on Friday to cruise into the third round.
    Excitement is high at the Foro Italico for the return to action of Italy's world number one Jannik Sinner after a three-month doping ban.
    The 23-year-old will face 70th-ranked Mariano Navone of Argentina.
    Navone, 24, beat Italy's 18-year-old world 323 Federico Cinà 6-3 6-3 in the first round of the Internazionali d'Italia on Thursday.
    South Tyrolean Sinner, 23, a one-time US Open winner and two-time Aussie Open champ, has said he is "not afraid" of playing again after the clostebol steroid affair but wants to see what level he is at.

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