Kecmanovic v Griekspoor, Djere v Etcheverry in Rome Masters first round

ROME - Serbian tennis player Miomir Kecmanovic was on Monday drawn to play Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor in the first round of the Rome Masters tournament.

The winner of the tie will face Frenchman Arthur Fils in the second round.

Serbia's Laslo Djere will face Argentine Tomas Martin Etcheverry in the first round and the winner of the tie will take on American Alex Michelsen.

Hamad Medjedovic will face a qualifier in the opening round.

If he wins, he will take on Italian Lorenzo Musetti in the next round.

In a bid to qualify for the main draw of the tournament, Serbian Dusan Lajovic will play American Ethan Quinn in the first qualifying round.

Serbia's top-ranked tennis player Novak Djokovic has announced he would not be playing at the Rome tournament.

The prize money at the May 7-18 Rome Masters is 8,055,035 euros.

The defending champion is German Alexander Zverev, who will face the winner of the tie between Argentine Camilo Ugo Carabelli and a qualifier in the second round.