{"id":56442,"date":"2014-03-13T08:12:02","date_gmt":"2014-03-13T07:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/novakdjokovic.com\/?p=56442"},"modified":"2014-03-13T08:52:00","modified_gmt":"2014-03-13T07:52:00","slug":"novak-bounces-back-to-reach-bnp-paribas-open-qfs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novakdjokovic.com\/en\/news\/tennis\/novak-bounces-back-to-reach-bnp-paribas-open-qfs\/","title":{"rendered":"Nole bounces back to reach BNP Paribas Open quarter-finals!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Nole<\/p>\n

BNP Paribas Open<\/a> second seed Novak Djokovic recovered from a slow start to beat Marin Cilic of Croatia 1-6, 6-2, 6-3 on Wednesday night and reach the quarter-finals of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event for the seventh time.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The match lasted one hour and 45 minutes.<\/p>\n

Novak struggled to find his rhythm in the opening set. Cilic made a double break and won it 6-1 after just 27 minutes of play.<\/p>\n

The 2008 and 2011 champion raised his game in the second set, landing 91% of his first service points and breaking the Croat twice to force a decider.<\/p>\n

He kept the pressure on and with a break in the second game of the final set recorded his eighth win over Cilic in as many career meetings.<\/p>\n

“It was very tough. Marin was a far better player in the first 45 minutes. He was striking the ball incredibly well,”<\/strong> said Djokovic. “I tried to stay calm and composed and believe that I could come back.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

Match statistics<\/span>: aces (2-13), double faults (3-2), winners (13-28), unforced errors (25-32), total points won (72-70).<\/p>\n

Novak next plays world no.65 Julien Benneteau (5-1 H2H record). The Frenchman defeated Feliciano Lopez earlier in the day 6-3, 7-6 (4).<\/strong><\/p>\n

Djokovic is making his ninth appearance at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden (35-6). With this win he improved to a 9-2 season mark.<\/p>\n

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

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