Novak Djokovic through to Italian Open final

World number one Novak Djokovic booked his place in the final of the Italian Open with victory over Casper Ruud.

The Serbian, who has won the clay-court tournament four times, claimed a 7-5 6-3 victory over the Norwegian, who is ranked 34 in the world.

A maximum of 1,000 people was allowed in the stands for the first time this week to watch the action.

Djokovic who is 33-years-old will play either Diego Schwartzman, who knocked out Rafael Nadal, or Denis Shapovalov.

The tournament is Djokovic's first since his US Open disqualification and victory would be a record 36th Masters title.

[Source: BBC]