{"id":1342,"date":"2011-09-04T05:14:52","date_gmt":"2011-09-04T04:14:52","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2012-04-17T15:13:54","modified_gmt":"2012-04-17T14:13:54","slug":"nole-through-to-round-of-16-wins-60th-match-of-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novakdjokovic.com\/en\/news\/tennis\/nole-through-to-round-of-16-wins-60th-match-of-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Nole through to round of 16, wins 60th match of season"},"content":{"rendered":"

{nl}Photo: AP<\/font>{nl}{nl}World no.1 Novak Djokovic, who finished runner-up to Nadal at Flushing Meadows last year, continued his run of form with a 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 win over the dangerous Nikolay Davydenko.<\/b>{nl}{nl}Nole booked his spot in the fourth round beating the former world no.3 in 2 hours and 7 minutes at Arthur Ashe Stadium on Saturday evening.{nl}{nl}Novak converted the first of three break points in the fourth game of the opening set as Davydenko double faulted. The world no.1 held to consolidate the break for 4-1 lead. The Russian fought back in the seventh game but Nole broke his opponent\u2019s serve once again and closed the set 6-3 in 38 minutes. {nl}{nl}Despite many break points on both sides, the second set went on serve until the seventh game when the top seed gained a break to move ahead 4-3. Nole cruised through his both service games till the end of the set and won it 6-4 in 57 minutes.{nl}{nl}The 24-year-old Belgrade native took the momentum into the third set. He broke Davydenko twice, in the first and fifth games and confidently served out the match 6-2.{nl}{nl}“I had some ups and downs in my match today,”<\/b> said Novak. “But it’s the first test I’ve had this tournament and it was expected. I was aware of his quality. Davydenko is a great player; he knows how to play majors. He went out there and played his game, very aggressive. I think I was a little bit too defensive at the start and that’s why I was missing a lot of balls from the forehand side. But when I needed to adjust I did and I got crucial breaks each set. The third set was better.”<\/b> {nl}{nl}Match statistics<\/u>: aces (4-1), double faults (0-2), winners (17-18), unforced errors (22-32).{nl}{nl}Nole has yet to drop a set in the tournament. He\u2019s been enjoying a dream run in 2011. The top-ranked Serb now has a remarkable 60-2 win-loss record, with five ATP Masters titles and 2 Grand Slams already in his trophy room this year.{nl}{nl}Novak will face no.22 seed Aleksandr Dolgopolov in the next round. The Ukranian took out giant-serving Croat Ivo Karlovic in four sets. {nl}{nl}The two players have never met before.{nl}{nl}“I know most people expect top players to get to the late stages of the tournament, so there’s extra pressure on us,”<\/b> Nole said. “But it’s a challenge we’re ready to accept. Now we are in the second week, and we are expecting tough matches.”<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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