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March 30, 2011, Wednesday
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NOVAK Djokovic extended his winning streak to 23 consecutive matches by beating fellow Serb Viktor Troicki 6-3, 6-2 in the fourth round at the Sony Ericsson Open yesterday.
Seeded second, Djokovic held every service game. He has lost eight games in three matches.
Also advancing to the quarterfinals was top-ranked Rafael Nadal, who committed only five unforced errors and beat No. 21-seeded Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-1, 6-2.
Djokovic won two Davis Cup matches in December and is 21-0 in 2011, the best record to begin a year since Ivan Lendl started 25-0 in 1986. Djokovic beat Troicki for the ninth time in a row, with six of the victories since August.
Mardy Fish, the last American in the tournament, limped into the quarterfinals after a grueling 7-5, 7-6 (5) win over Juan Martin del Potro. Fish will next face No. 6 David Ferrer of Spain.
American John Isner, seeded 30th, lost to Kevin Anderson of South Africa, 6-3, 7-6 (4).
Kim Clijsters overcame five match points to beat No. 19-seeded Ana Ivanovic of Serbia, 7-6 (4), 3-6, 7-6 (5). Clijsters, the tournament champion in 2005 and again last year, was serving at 1-5, love-40 when her comeback begin.
Ivanovic took the loss badly.
"You should see my racket," the 2008 French Open champion said, managing a smile. "I kind of broke my racket, and then kind of cried a little bit, and then I was OK."
No. 21 Andrea Petkovic of Germany reached the semifinals with her second upset in two days, beating No. 6 Jelena Jankovic 2-6, 6-2, 6-4. Petkovic eliminated No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki in the fourth round.
Fish, 29, will overtake Andy Roddick and become the top-ranked American man for the first time if he defeats Ferrer.
"Being the No. 1 American would be something that would be pretty cool to tell my kids about," said Fish, who is married but not yet a dad.
Seeded second, Djokovic held every service game. He has lost eight games in three matches.
Also advancing to the quarterfinals was top-ranked Rafael Nadal, who committed only five unforced errors and beat No. 21-seeded Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-1, 6-2.
Djokovic won two Davis Cup matches in December and is 21-0 in 2011, the best record to begin a year since Ivan Lendl started 25-0 in 1986. Djokovic beat Troicki for the ninth time in a row, with six of the victories since August.
Mardy Fish, the last American in the tournament, limped into the quarterfinals after a grueling 7-5, 7-6 (5) win over Juan Martin del Potro. Fish will next face No. 6 David Ferrer of Spain.
American John Isner, seeded 30th, lost to Kevin Anderson of South Africa, 6-3, 7-6 (4).
Kim Clijsters overcame five match points to beat No. 19-seeded Ana Ivanovic of Serbia, 7-6 (4), 3-6, 7-6 (5). Clijsters, the tournament champion in 2005 and again last year, was serving at 1-5, love-40 when her comeback begin.
Ivanovic took the loss badly.
"You should see my racket," the 2008 French Open champion said, managing a smile. "I kind of broke my racket, and then kind of cried a little bit, and then I was OK."
No. 21 Andrea Petkovic of Germany reached the semifinals with her second upset in two days, beating No. 6 Jelena Jankovic 2-6, 6-2, 6-4. Petkovic eliminated No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki in the fourth round.
Fish, 29, will overtake Andy Roddick and become the top-ranked American man for the first time if he defeats Ferrer.
"Being the No. 1 American would be something that would be pretty cool to tell my kids about," said Fish, who is married but not yet a dad.
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