Serbia races to 2-0 lead at Hopman Cup
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January 3, 2011, Monday
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Novak Djokovic kick-started his 2011 campaign with a well-earned victory yesterday as top seeds Serbia took an unbeatable 2-0 lead over Kazakhstan in its opening match at the Hopman Cup mixed team event.
The world No. 3 dropped the first set to the hard-hitting Andrey Golubev but slowly wore down the 23-year-old to clinch a 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 victory.
Former world No. 1 Ana Ivanovic had earlier put Serbia ahead with a 7-6, 6-1 win over Yaroslava Shvedova.
Djokovic looked like he was suffering from jet lag in the early stages and Golubev, who began 2010 down at world No. 133, took advantage.
But Djokovic broke in the opening game of the second set and with his confidence restored he dropped just four more games.
Ivanovic, who climbed back up to 17th in the rankings after free-falling in the first half of 2010, overcame some early-season nerves to see off Shvedova. The former French Open champion lifted her game in the second set to cruise through to a morale-boosting victory.
The world No. 3 dropped the first set to the hard-hitting Andrey Golubev but slowly wore down the 23-year-old to clinch a 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 victory.
Former world No. 1 Ana Ivanovic had earlier put Serbia ahead with a 7-6, 6-1 win over Yaroslava Shvedova.
Djokovic looked like he was suffering from jet lag in the early stages and Golubev, who began 2010 down at world No. 133, took advantage.
But Djokovic broke in the opening game of the second set and with his confidence restored he dropped just four more games.
Ivanovic, who climbed back up to 17th in the rankings after free-falling in the first half of 2010, overcame some early-season nerves to see off Shvedova. The former French Open champion lifted her game in the second set to cruise through to a morale-boosting victory.
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