{"id":771,"date":"2009-02-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-02-23T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2012-04-22T17:42:49","modified_gmt":"2012-04-22T16:42:49","slug":"djokovic-on-course-in-dubai-second-round-vs-hernych","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novakdjokovic.com\/en\/news\/tennis\/djokovic-on-course-in-dubai-second-round-vs-hernych\/","title":{"rendered":"Djokovic on course in Dubai! Second round vs Hernych!"},"content":{"rendered":"
{nl}{nl}Top seeded Novak Djokovic is through to the second round of the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships with a straight sets win over Italian Flavio Cipolla 6:3 6:2.{nl}{nl}This was an unusual match with many breaks on both sides. The best Serbian tennis player made more, and won the match comfortably.{nl}{nl}Nole made a break in the fourth game to go up 3:1, but the 25-year old Italian broke back immediately. Djokovic put the pressure once again and took his opponent\u2019s service for 4:2. Serving for the set at 5:3, he saved a break point and closed it 6:3.{nl}{nl}21-year old from Belgrade broke Cipolla\u2019s service in the opening game of the second set. At 3:1 we saw three consecutive breaks. Novak was serving for the match at 5:2 and didn\u2019t let his opponent threaten him again. The result was 6:2.{nl}{nl}Djokovic served 5 aces to Cipolla\u2019s 1, and won a total of 72 points to the Italian\u2019s 53.{nl}Novak\u2019s first service percentage was 62%.{nl}He converted 5 of 11 break points, while Cipolla used 2 of 6 chances.{nl}{nl}\u201cI\u2019m happy that I\u2019m through in straight sets but it certainly wasn\u2019t the performance I was looking for,\u201d said Djokovic. \u201cI didn\u2019t expect him to play so many short balls and with the change of pace that\u2019s probably what didn\u2019t give me a lot of rhythm. But it\u2019s alright. Hopefully I can improve my game towards the finish of the tournament.\u201d{nl}{nl}Djokovic will meet Jan Hernych (66) in the second round. The Czech defeated Russian Mikhail Youzhny in three sets, 4:6 6:1 6:4.{nl}{nl}This will be their third match, H2H is 1:1. 29-year old was better in ‘s-Hertogenbosch in 2006, Nole won last week in Marseille, 7:5 6:4.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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