Djokovic rallies at Rome Masters, adds clay title to resume

"That's what I've been working on the last couple of months — varying my game more so I can go to the net and stay back, play defensively and offensively at the same time," he said.

Both players committed 33 unforced errors, but Djokovic led 29-18 in winners.

"This is one of the best tournaments I've won," Djokovic said in fluent Italian after receiving the winner's trophy from four-time Rome champion Gabriela Sabatini.

Djokovic was asked on the victory stand to perform his renowned imitations of other players. He declined, later explaining that he didn't like it when other players looked at the imitations "negatively."

"This is not what I do best. What I do best is I win on the court in tennis," Djokovic said. "That's what I'll try to do in the next 10, 15 years."

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