{"id":35655,"date":"2012-10-03T14:58:19","date_gmt":"2012-10-03T13:12:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/novakdjokovic.com\/?p=35655"},"modified":"2012-10-05T15:07:16","modified_gmt":"2012-10-05T13:07:16","slug":"novak-eases-to-beijing-qfs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novakdjokovic.com\/en\/news\/tennis\/novak-eases-to-beijing-qfs\/","title":{"rendered":"Novak eases to China Open QFs"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Nole is through to the China Open<\/a> last eight with a 6-1, 6-3 win over world no.50 Argentine Carlos Berlocq in 74 minutes on Wednesday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 2009 and 2010 champion won the first set in only 25 minutes and raced to a 5-0 lead in the second, only to lose three games before wrapping up the match.<\/p>\n

“I played a great match, much better than I did in the first round,”\u00a0<\/strong>Novak said. “Yes, it was interesting couple of games in the end of the match where he came up with some good shots. We played some entertaining points. I should have done a better job in winning those games and winning this match before, but in the end I won in straight sets. That’s what matters the most.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

Match statistics<\/span>: aces (5-1), double faults (2-3), winners (25-8), unforced errors (12-8), total points won (68-47).<\/p>\n

The top-seeded Serb capitalised on six of his 12 break point chances to set up a clash against no.37-ranked Jurgen Melzer (Friday at 19.30 local time). The Austrian upset no.6 seed Alexandr Dolgopolov of Ukraine 7-6,\u00a02-6, 6-1.<\/p>\n

Djokovic and Melzer have met three times, the 31-year-old Vienna native won the most recent encounter in 2010 Roland Garros quarter-final 3-6, 2-6, 6-2, 7-6(3), 6-4.<\/p>\n

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

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