{"id":51685,"date":"2013-10-03T11:13:49","date_gmt":"2013-10-03T09:13:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/novakdjokovic.com\/?p=51685"},"modified":"2013-10-03T13:40:18","modified_gmt":"2013-10-03T11:40:18","slug":"novak-downs-verdasco-to-reach-quarter-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novakdjokovic.com\/en\/news\/tennis\/novak-downs-verdasco-to-reach-quarter-finals\/","title":{"rendered":"Novak downs Verdasco to reach quarter-finals in Beijing"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Pobeda<\/p>\n

2013 China Open<\/a> top seed Novak Djokovic beat Spaniard Fernando Verdasco in three sets, 7-5, 2-6, 6-2 on Thursday to secure his spot in the last eight at the ATP World Tour 500 event.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The match lasted one hour and 54 minutes.<\/p>\n

Players exchanged breaks in the opening set. Novak broke his rival once again in the 12th game to clinch it 7-5.<\/p>\n

Verdasco was more convincing in the second set. He broke twice to level\u00a0at one-set all.<\/p>\n

Nole stepped up his game in the deciding set, raced to a 3-0 lead and kept the advantage till the end to improve to a 16-0 mark\u00a0at the tournament.<\/p>\n

“There was a lack of concentration from my side,”<\/strong> said Djokovic. “I had some chances at the start of the second set, but I allowed him to come back into the match and start playing well. The important thing is that in the third set I regained the focus and the patience also, decreased the unforced errors, and managed to get a win, which is what counts in the end.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

Match statistics<\/span>: aces (5-4), double faults (2-6), total points won (87-76).<\/p>\n

Novak will play against Sam Querrey on Friday (6-1 H2H record). The American eliminated sixth-seeded Stanislas Wawrinka.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Djokovic has won both of their matches in 2013, in R4 of Indian Wells and Round Robin clash in the Davis Cup quarterfinal.<\/p>\n

The world no.1 is bidding to win his 4th title in Beijing, having triumphed in 2009-10 and ’12.<\/p>\n

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

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