{"id":22080,"date":"2012-03-12T15:47:10","date_gmt":"2012-04-02T14:55:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/novakdjokovic.com\/?p=22080"},"modified":"2012-04-05T23:39:06","modified_gmt":"2012-04-05T22:39:06","slug":"nole-makes-smooth-progress-plays-andujar-next","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novakdjokovic.com\/en\/news\/tennis\/nole-makes-smooth-progress-plays-andujar-next\/","title":{"rendered":"Nole makes smooth progress, plays Andujar next"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Nole continued his run at the BNP Paribas Open<\/a> in Indian Wells on Monday, dismissing Kevin Anderson of South Africa in straight sets, 6-2, 6-3 in 1 hour and 37 minutes.<\/strong><\/p>\n

After saving a break point in the fifth game of the opening set, the top seed and defending champion made a double break for 6-2 in 54 minutes.<\/p>\n

A break in the sixth game of the second set was enough for the Serb to close out a comfortable victory.<\/p>\n

“The opening set, especially opening five games, took half an hour or more,<\/strong>” said Novak. “He\u2019s very aggressive on the return games. He has a great serve, as you can imagine for his height, so I had to return well. I had to just be patient, and wait for my chances.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

Match statistics<\/span>: aces (5-7), double faults (3-2), winners (17-21) unforced errors (18-27), total points won (71-54).<\/p>\n

Djokovic converted 3 of his 6 break point opportunities to advance into the fourth round of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event for the sixth year in a row.<\/p>\n

The 24-year-old Belgrade native improved to 12-1 on the year, highlighted by triumph in Melbourne at the first Grand Slam of the season.<\/p>\n

He goes on to play no.45 in the ATP rankings, Pablo Andujar, who defeated fellow Spaniard Albert Ramos 7-6(5), 6-4. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Novak won their only previous encounter in Umag 2007, 6-1, 6-3.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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