{"id":39134,"date":"2012-12-28T14:35:11","date_gmt":"2012-12-28T12:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/novakdjokovic.com\/?p=39134"},"modified":"2012-12-29T03:39:24","modified_gmt":"2012-12-29T01:39:24","slug":"nole-starts-strong-in-abu-dhabi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novakdjokovic.com\/en\/news\/tennis\/nole-starts-strong-in-abu-dhabi\/","title":{"rendered":"Nole starts strong in Abu Dhabi!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Nole has kicked off the Abu Dhabi exhibition event campaign with a 6-0, 6-3 semi-final win over world no.5 David Ferrer, in his first match since the ATP World Tour Finals in London.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The world no.1 stormed to 6-0 in the opening set in just over 25 minutes.<\/p>\n

He came back from a break down in the second set to win it 6-3 and booked a spot in the finals.<\/p>\n

Nole will be again on court on Saturday about 14:00 CET, playing for his second Mubadala World Tennis Championship<\/a> title against Spaniard Nicolas Almagro (11)<\/strong> who defeated Serb Janko Tipsarevic (9) 2-6, 7-6, 6-2.
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The Serbian star is making his second appearance at the Abu Dhabi International Tennis Complex in Zayed Sports City.<\/p>\n

“I love this court and the conditions here. I wish all the tournaments in the world were played here,”<\/strong> Djokovic said. “It’s definitely a great surface. It’s not too warm here, not too cold, it’s ideal to prepare on. I am surprised with my game considering it’s the first match of the official season. Hopefully I can play another good one tomorrow.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

Last year Novak defeated Monfils, Federer and Ferrer to lift the championship trophy.<\/p>\n

It is a perfect three-day feast for tennis fans in the UAE, and a good warm up for Nole ahead of the first Grand Slam of the season, the Australian Open (January 14-27), where he will defend his title.<\/p>\n

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

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