Miami Open presented by Ita\u00fa<\/a> title when he came back from a set and a break down to beat Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-7 (3), 7-5, 6-0 on Tuesday.<\/strong><\/p>\nThough he wasn\u2019t at his best, Novak managed to overcome the fourth round challenge in one hour and 58 minutes.<\/p>\n
The players traded breaks twice in the opening set. Dolgopolov was convincing in a tie-breaker. He won it 7-3 to move ahead.<\/p>\n
Djokovic was 1-4 down in the second set, but managed to regroup and break twice, taking six of the next seven games for 7-5.<\/p>\n
Novak raced to a 6-0 in a decider, winning 24 of 27 points. The Belgrade native sealed his 22nd win of the season and improved his perfect H2H record with Dolgopolov to 4-0.<\/p>\n
\u201cI fought my way through,\u201d <\/strong>said Djokovic. \u201cI was frustrated. I was losing my composure in the first set, because I didn’t feel good. So I was just trying to find a way to come back in the match. I don’t feel that I’m very fresh on the court, even though I’m trying. Again, I’m in the quarter-finals of this tournament. This day off tomorrow will definitely serve me and help me to recover mentally, because physically I’m fine. I feel okay. Hopefully I can perform better in the next one.\u201d
\n<\/strong><\/p>\nMatch statistics<\/span>: aces (10-1), double faults (2-4), winners (19-28), unforced errors (24-49), total points won (100-74).<\/p>\nNovak goes on to face sixth-seeded David Ferrer for a place in the last four. The Spaniard eliminated Gilles Simon 7-6, 6-0.<\/strong><\/p>\nDjokovic has a 13-5 career mark against Ferrer, having won their last seven encounters.<\/p>\n
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