Djokovic claws into 4th round
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March 17, 2010, Wednesday
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NOVAK Djokovic staved off triple match point in the third set to beat Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (3) on Monday in the third round of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California.
Djokovic, the 2008 champion, trailed love-40 on his serve in the 10th game of the third set, but got back into the match mostly on Kohlschreiber's mistakes. The Serb's forehand volley winner saved the first match point, then Kohlschreiber missed consecutive backhands for deuce.
"When I needed to, I did the work, served well and made some good approaches from the forehand side," Djokovic said. "He could easily be the winner of this match and he would deserve it."
Kim Clijsters gave up seven straight points to lose 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (4) to Alisa Kleybanova of Russia in a women's night match. Clijsters joined top-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova, No. 3 Victoria Azarenka and No. 10 Maria Sharapova on the sidelines before the fourth round.
"I definitely think I let it slip away but credit to her," Clijsters, the 14th seed, said. "She played some really good points to get back into it."
Clijsters had won 15 straight matches at Indian Wells, including titles in 2003 and '05, the last time she played here. But the Belgian came unstuck after leading 4-0 in the tiebreak.
Defending champion and third-ranked Rafael Nadal needed just over an hour to put away Mario Ancic of Croatia, 6-2, 6-2.
Nadal lost just one first-serve point and never faced a break point in beating Ancic for the fourth time in five meetings. The Spaniard kept the rallies brief, with many not lasting more than five strokes.
"The serve was important, but more important was my rhythm from the baseline," he said. "I lost only a few points because I didn't have mistakes, only seven unforced errors in two sets and 29 winners, that's very good statistics."
In other men's matches, No. 21 Juan Monaco of Argentina beat No. 11 Juan Carlos Ferrero of Spain, 7-6 (2), 3-6, 6-3; and Guillermo Garcia-Lopez of Spain got by No. 26 Thomaz Bellucci of Brazil, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1.
On the women's side, sixth-seeded Jelena Jankovic needed nearly three hours to get by Sara Errani of Italy, 2-6, 7-6 (6), 6-4.
Djokovic, the 2008 champion, trailed love-40 on his serve in the 10th game of the third set, but got back into the match mostly on Kohlschreiber's mistakes. The Serb's forehand volley winner saved the first match point, then Kohlschreiber missed consecutive backhands for deuce.
"When I needed to, I did the work, served well and made some good approaches from the forehand side," Djokovic said. "He could easily be the winner of this match and he would deserve it."
Kim Clijsters gave up seven straight points to lose 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (4) to Alisa Kleybanova of Russia in a women's night match. Clijsters joined top-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova, No. 3 Victoria Azarenka and No. 10 Maria Sharapova on the sidelines before the fourth round.
"I definitely think I let it slip away but credit to her," Clijsters, the 14th seed, said. "She played some really good points to get back into it."
Clijsters had won 15 straight matches at Indian Wells, including titles in 2003 and '05, the last time she played here. But the Belgian came unstuck after leading 4-0 in the tiebreak.
Defending champion and third-ranked Rafael Nadal needed just over an hour to put away Mario Ancic of Croatia, 6-2, 6-2.
Nadal lost just one first-serve point and never faced a break point in beating Ancic for the fourth time in five meetings. The Spaniard kept the rallies brief, with many not lasting more than five strokes.
"The serve was important, but more important was my rhythm from the baseline," he said. "I lost only a few points because I didn't have mistakes, only seven unforced errors in two sets and 29 winners, that's very good statistics."
In other men's matches, No. 21 Juan Monaco of Argentina beat No. 11 Juan Carlos Ferrero of Spain, 7-6 (2), 3-6, 6-3; and Guillermo Garcia-Lopez of Spain got by No. 26 Thomaz Bellucci of Brazil, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1.
On the women's side, sixth-seeded Jelena Jankovic needed nearly three hours to get by Sara Errani of Italy, 2-6, 7-6 (6), 6-4.
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