And Djokovic conceded that Rune was the superior participant on the day, including: "Yeah, he was just better. He played too good for me for most part of the match. I did have a bad start of the third set. I think that's where match kind of shifted to his side. He kept his nerves and deserved to win."

The prime seed additionally addressed the potential of the match getting a roof after his match turned considered one of many to be affected by the rain this fortnight. "That's always a debate for every tournament I guess. It's a huge investment. I don't know what the rules are here, whether they can build or not build something," he began.

"I heard that because of the monuments, protection of the site, anywhere in Rome, it's very difficult to get permits to do any kind of expansion. I don't know about that.

"Look, as I stated, it is not one thing that we have had up to now. We have possibly one or two days rain. Now it has been constant rain for days and days. It's simply considered one of these years it's important to settle for it. You cannot affect that."