BNP Paribas Open<\/a> with a 6-4, 7-6 (5) win over Kyle Edmund on Sunday.<\/strong><\/p>\nNovak won 69 per cent of his first-serve points and went 8\/12 when approaching the net. He broke Edmund three times from eight opportunities and dropped his serve twice en route to securing victory in one hour and 50 minutes.<\/p>\n
Djokovic made an early break and kept the advantage to seal the first set. The second set was a much closer affair. Novak recovered from a 2-5 deficit to force and win a tiebreaker.<\/p>\n
The five-time Indian Wells titlist improved to a 10-2 mark on the season and a 48-6 record at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden.<\/p>\n
“I think I played very well in the first set. Second set was obviously up and down,”<\/strong> Djokovic said. “But credit to Kyle for playing some really aggressive tennis and taking it all out. He made a lot of winners in the beginning and midway through the second. There was not much wrong I did. I did miss some forehands. But other than that, it was a very solid match. Good, quality tennis, a good test. I’m just pleased with the overall performance.”<\/strong><\/p>\nMatch statistics<\/u>: aces (3-4), double faults (3-3), winners (15-31), unforced errors (29-33), total points won (79-76).<\/p>\n
Novak goes on to face no.31 seed Juan Martin del Potro (ARG) for a place in the last 16. They have met 16 times, Djokovic leads their career H2H series 12-4.<\/strong><\/p>\nLooking ahead to the challenge, Novak said: “I’m playing Del Potro now. I have to give it all. I can’t really pace myself and think about what’s coming up after that, because I really have a tough player to beat in the next round.”<\/strong><\/p>\nThe 29-year-old Belgrade native is one victory shy of the 300 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 match-wins milestone (299-62 record).
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