The world No. 1 was rusty on his first match back after three months away. His Italian Open draw means he cannot afford to be so for long.

Italian tennis world number one Jannik Sinner has expressed gratitude to Britain's Jack Draper for giving him "positive energy" during a three-month doping ban.

Top-ranked Jannik Sinner overcame a brief lapse during the first set of a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Dutch qualifier Jesper De Jong in his second match back on tour in front of his home crowd at the Italia