{"id":33324,"date":"2012-08-10T23:13:20","date_gmt":"2012-08-10T21:29:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/novakdjokovic.com\/?p=33324"},"modified":"2012-08-11T03:57:58","modified_gmt":"2012-08-11T01:57:58","slug":"nole-cruises-to-last-8-in-toronto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novakdjokovic.com\/en\/news\/tennis\/nole-cruises-to-last-8-in-toronto\/","title":{"rendered":"Nole into last 8 at Canadian Open"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Two-time Rogers Cup<\/a> champion cruised through to the quarter-finals with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over American Sam Querrey in 75 minutes on Friday at the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tennis tournament in Toronto.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The world no.2 made a break in the ninth game of the opening set and served it out 6-4 converting his third set point.<\/p>\n

Nole was serving at 4-3, 30-30, when rain interrupted play. Match resumed after 2 and a half hours, Querrey won the first point to earn his first chance for a break. The 25-year-old Serbian saved it and sealed the set and match two games later.<\/p>\n

Match statistics<\/span>: aces (5-3), double faults (3-3), winners (19-24), unforced errors (17-21), total points won (62-55).<\/p>\n

Djokovic capitalised on 2 of 4 opportunities on Querrey\u2019s serve to improve to a 19-3 record at the Canadian Open.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a busy day at the Rogers Cup on the grounds of the Rexall Centre. Four quarter-final matches are scheduled on Friday evening.<\/p>\n

Novak will meet world no.25 Tommy Haas about 21.00 local time (Saturday about 03.00 CET), for a place in the semi-final. The German fought back from a set down to beat Czech Radek Stepanek 2-6, 6-4, 6-1.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Djokovic and Haas have met four times previously, with the head-to-head split at 2-2. The 34-year-old Hamburg native won their last encounter, in 2009 Wimbledon quarter-final 7-5, 7-6(6), 4-6, 6-3.<\/p>\n

Photo: AP<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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