{"id":64903,"date":"2015-01-06T16:41:57","date_gmt":"2015-01-06T15:41:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/novakdjokovic.com\/?p=64903"},"modified":"2015-01-06T19:21:28","modified_gmt":"2015-01-06T18:21:28","slug":"nole-successful-in-doha-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novakdjokovic.com\/en\/news\/tennis\/nole-successful-in-doha-debut\/","title":{"rendered":"Nole successful in Doha debut"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Novak<\/p>\n

World no.1 and top seed Novak Djokovic successfully started his 2015 season in singles on Tuesday with a convincing 6-2, 6-1 win over Dusan Lajovic (68) at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Novak broke five times from six opportunities and saved three of four break points he faced during the 58-minute encounter.<\/p>\n

“It feels good, better than I thought it would feel a few days ago,”<\/strong> said Djokovic of the illness that forced him to withdraw from last week’s Abu Dhabi exhibition final. “I wasn’t sure if I was going to play in this tournament, so I’m really glad I came to Doha for the first time and managed to get on the court and play.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

Match statistics<\/span>: aces (3-0), double faults (2-2), winners (26-8), unforced errors (24-22), total points won (57-36).<\/p>\n

Novak will meet world no.57 Sergiy Stakhovsky of Ukraine for a place in the quarter-finals of the ATP World Tour 250 event in Doha.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 27-year-old Belgrade native leads their H2H 3-0.<\/p>\n

Photo: AP
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