Djokovic cruises into the quarters
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October 4, 2012, Thursday
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TWO-TIME champion Novak Djokovic reached the China Open quarterfinals after dismissing Carlos Berlocq of Argentina 6-1, 6-3 in Beijing last night.
Djokovic rushed through the first set then lost his serve twice in the second before winning the second-round match in 76 minutes.
The Serb, champion in 2009 and 2010 in his only previous appearances in Beijing, will play Jurgen Melzer tomorrow after the Austrian leftie defeated Ukraine's Alexandr Dolgopolov 7-6 (9), 2-6, 6-1.
Florian Mayer of Germany also made the last eight.
Meanwhile, women's defending champion Agnieszka Radwanska took more than two hours to put away Spanish qualifier Lourdes Dominguez Lino of Spain 2-6, 6-1, 6-4.
Radwanska, coming off losing her Japan Open title in the final on Sunday, struggled past the Spaniard in their first matchup. Radwanska broke six times and lost her own serve seven times.
Second-seeded Maria Sharapova of Russia downed Romanian Sorana Cirstea 6-2, 6-2 in a second-round match.
Former world No. 1s Ana Ivanovic and Jelena Jankovic were knocked out of the third round in straight sets.
Ivanovic was ousted 6-4, 6-3 by Romina Oprandi of Switzerland, who replaced an ill Serena Williams in the draw.
Jankovic led 5-2, but bowed out to Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain 7-5, 6-4.
"Jelena is always difficult to play, but I played well," Suarez Navarro said. "She always fights a lot, and I'm happy to have finished it off."
Slovenian qualifier Polana Hercog came from behind in the third set to beat Russia's Ekaterina Makarova 7-6 (5), 3-6, 7-6 (3).
In Tokyo, defending champion Andy Murray overpowered Slovakia's Lukas Lacko 6-1, 6-2 to reach the quarterfinals of the Japan Open yesterday. Murray completed the rout in just 56 minutes.
"I started the match almost perfect," Murray said after stretching his winning streak to nine matches and setting up a quarterfinal with Stanislas Wawrinka.
Third seed Janko Tipsarevic beat France's Gilles Simon 4-6, 6-3, 6-1.
Fourth-seeded Juan Monaco defeated Bulgarian qualifier Grigor Dimitrov 6-2, 6-1.
Djokovic rushed through the first set then lost his serve twice in the second before winning the second-round match in 76 minutes.
The Serb, champion in 2009 and 2010 in his only previous appearances in Beijing, will play Jurgen Melzer tomorrow after the Austrian leftie defeated Ukraine's Alexandr Dolgopolov 7-6 (9), 2-6, 6-1.
Florian Mayer of Germany also made the last eight.
Meanwhile, women's defending champion Agnieszka Radwanska took more than two hours to put away Spanish qualifier Lourdes Dominguez Lino of Spain 2-6, 6-1, 6-4.
Radwanska, coming off losing her Japan Open title in the final on Sunday, struggled past the Spaniard in their first matchup. Radwanska broke six times and lost her own serve seven times.
Second-seeded Maria Sharapova of Russia downed Romanian Sorana Cirstea 6-2, 6-2 in a second-round match.
Former world No. 1s Ana Ivanovic and Jelena Jankovic were knocked out of the third round in straight sets.
Ivanovic was ousted 6-4, 6-3 by Romina Oprandi of Switzerland, who replaced an ill Serena Williams in the draw.
Jankovic led 5-2, but bowed out to Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain 7-5, 6-4.
"Jelena is always difficult to play, but I played well," Suarez Navarro said. "She always fights a lot, and I'm happy to have finished it off."
Slovenian qualifier Polana Hercog came from behind in the third set to beat Russia's Ekaterina Makarova 7-6 (5), 3-6, 7-6 (3).
In Tokyo, defending champion Andy Murray overpowered Slovakia's Lukas Lacko 6-1, 6-2 to reach the quarterfinals of the Japan Open yesterday. Murray completed the rout in just 56 minutes.
"I started the match almost perfect," Murray said after stretching his winning streak to nine matches and setting up a quarterfinal with Stanislas Wawrinka.
Third seed Janko Tipsarevic beat France's Gilles Simon 4-6, 6-3, 6-1.
Fourth-seeded Juan Monaco defeated Bulgarian qualifier Grigor Dimitrov 6-2, 6-1.
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