Djokovic wins, Nadal sets up Federer clash
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March 15, 2013, Friday
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TOP-RANKED Novak Djokovic reached the quarterfinals of the BNP Paribas Open early yesterday, beating Sam Querrey 6-0, 7-6 (6) in a match that began four hours late after a marathon day.
Djokovic was brutally efficient in the first set after walking unsmiling onto the court as the remaining fans made their way from the stadium's upper reaches to the lower bowl. Querrey, who will take over as the top-ranked American next week, fought back in the second set.
Djokovic held at 6-all to force the tiebreaker, in which he took a 5-1 lead. Querrey rallied again to tie it at 6-all on a forehand crosscourt winner as some fans yawned. But then the American committed two straight errors to end the 1-hour, 25-minute match.
"It's been a very long day for all of us and I'm very grateful for all of you staying," Djokovic told the few hundred fans who stuck around. "Obviously, it was very frustrating waiting the whole day and then going out after midnight."
Djokovic stayed loose by kicking around a soccer ball on the grounds as he waited for the backlogged day session, which included four straight three-set matches, to finish and for Maria Sharapova to complete the first night match.
"I was really frustrated and trying to hold my emotions," Djokovic said.
Sharapova defeated sixth-seeded Sara Errani 7-6 (6), 6-2 to reach the semifinals without dropping a set. She next plays No. 13th-seeded Maria Kirilenko, who beat No. 5 Petra Kvitova 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 to make the semis for the first time here.
Rafael Nadal ended the run of Latvian qualifier Ernests Gulbis with a 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 victory that set up a quarterfinal against defending champion Roger Federer, who survived a three-set marathon of his own, beating 18th-seeded Stanislas Wawrinka 6-3, 6-7 (4), 7-5.
Gulbis was on a 13-match winning run, having made his way through the qualifying rounds at Delray Beach, Florida, where he won the title, and at Indian Wells, where he won three main-draw matches. He was playing his 14th match in 19 days, and has yet to beat Nadal in five tries.
No. 3 Andy Murray beat Carlos Berlocq 7-6 (4), 6-4 to advance to a quarterfinal against No. 7 Juan Martin del Potro, who routed No. 19 Tommy Haas 6-1, 6-2.
Djokovic was brutally efficient in the first set after walking unsmiling onto the court as the remaining fans made their way from the stadium's upper reaches to the lower bowl. Querrey, who will take over as the top-ranked American next week, fought back in the second set.
Djokovic held at 6-all to force the tiebreaker, in which he took a 5-1 lead. Querrey rallied again to tie it at 6-all on a forehand crosscourt winner as some fans yawned. But then the American committed two straight errors to end the 1-hour, 25-minute match.
"It's been a very long day for all of us and I'm very grateful for all of you staying," Djokovic told the few hundred fans who stuck around. "Obviously, it was very frustrating waiting the whole day and then going out after midnight."
Djokovic stayed loose by kicking around a soccer ball on the grounds as he waited for the backlogged day session, which included four straight three-set matches, to finish and for Maria Sharapova to complete the first night match.
"I was really frustrated and trying to hold my emotions," Djokovic said.
Sharapova defeated sixth-seeded Sara Errani 7-6 (6), 6-2 to reach the semifinals without dropping a set. She next plays No. 13th-seeded Maria Kirilenko, who beat No. 5 Petra Kvitova 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 to make the semis for the first time here.
Rafael Nadal ended the run of Latvian qualifier Ernests Gulbis with a 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 victory that set up a quarterfinal against defending champion Roger Federer, who survived a three-set marathon of his own, beating 18th-seeded Stanislas Wawrinka 6-3, 6-7 (4), 7-5.
Gulbis was on a 13-match winning run, having made his way through the qualifying rounds at Delray Beach, Florida, where he won the title, and at Indian Wells, where he won three main-draw matches. He was playing his 14th match in 19 days, and has yet to beat Nadal in five tries.
No. 3 Andy Murray beat Carlos Berlocq 7-6 (4), 6-4 to advance to a quarterfinal against No. 7 Juan Martin del Potro, who routed No. 19 Tommy Haas 6-1, 6-2.
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