12. 06. 2009. ·
Photo: pmk
World no.4 Novak Djokovic advanced into the semifinals of the Gerry Weber Open with an easy 6:1, 6:4 win over Austrian Jurgen Melzer in 67 minutes on Friday.
Novak broke his opponent’s service twice in the first set, in the fourth and sixth game, an won it convincingly 6:1.
The Serb made a break in the third game of the second set and then held to go 3:1 up. Melzer won the next three games, breaking Nole’s service once to take a lead. Djokovic was dominating til the end of the match. He managed to break again in the ninth game and then served it out for 6:4 to set up the semifinal clash with world no.136 Olivier Rochus.
The Belgian defeated home player Benjamin Becker in three sets. The result was 6:7 (4:7), 6:3, 6:3.
Djokovic and Rochus have met twice, the Belgian won both matches back in 2005, in Lyon and in Davis Cup tie vs Belgium.
