08. 08. 2011. ·
Serbian pair Novak Djokovic and Janko Tipsarevic came through a close battle with Mark Knowles and Philipp Petzschner to advance into the second round of the doubles competition at the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament in Montreal.
The Bahamian/German duo took the opening set 7-5, but Nole and Janko fought back to clinch the second 6-3 in 31 minutes. Djokovic and Tipsarevic were down 5-7 in super tie-breaker and saved a match point at 8-9, before turning the result in their favour to win it 12-10.
The match lasted 1 hour and 27 minutes.
They next face no.7 seeds, Polish combination Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski.
The new world no.1 has been honoured tonight at the Uniprix Stadium. Here’s the video:
“The depth of talent on tour is at an all-time high and we have great champions. That makes Novak’s accomplishments all the more remarkable. He is a truly deserving world no.1. It’s a privilege for me to be here and take some part in recognising his incredible achievements this year,” ATP Executive Chairman and President Adam Helfant said after the ceremony.
Nole will begin his campaign in singles competition against world no.30 Nikolay Davydenko. The Russian beat Italian qualifier Flavio Cipolla 6-3, 6-3.
It will be the sixth encounter between Djokovic and Davydenko, Novak leads 3-2.
