Novak Djokovic dismisses Florian Mayer to enter title-round – China Open 2012
Top seed, Novak Djokovic from Serbia, crushed the German contender, Florian Mayer, with a breadstick at the China Open 2012 on Saturday. He nudged up a 6-1, 6-4 victory against the 29-year-old to power into the final showdown at the National Tennis Center
in Beijing, China.
The former world number one, Djokovic crippled Mayer in an hour to progress into the final round at this outdoor hard court event. The contestants last fought each other in the final eight of Wimbledon Championships and after recording this victory, Djokovic
improved to a 3-0 lifetime in the FedEx ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals) Head 2 Head Series against the world number 29.
The delighted Serb stated in a post match press conference:
“I got off to a good start. Then [I] used that rhythm in the second set, which was close, obviously, but I managed to make that key crucial break at 3-3, and then I felt more comfortable. I served well in the second set, but generally I have been playing
really well throughout the whole tournament. Hopefully that can be the case tomorrow.”
Djokovic, who is coming off from title-round berth at Flushing Meadows, made a thunderous entry at this ATP World Tour 500 Series event. After Mayer held his opening serve in the second game, the Serb unleashed flurry of groundstrokes and wiped out following
five games. He pocked his entire serves without facing any hindrance and cashed in both break chances to inch towards glory.
Ranked second in the world, Djokovic kept momentum sailing towards the following set. He dusted away both breakpoints he faced to keep his entire serves. The Serb availed the lone break chance in the seventh game and ultimately clicked the set with a 6-4
win.
The Serbian number one will face off third seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the final showdown.
Djokovic reflected about his next match-up against the French veteran:
“He’s been playing really well. There's no secrets between each other, between us. I mean, we [have] played many times, played a lot of important matches on the big stage.”
The French top ranked star recorded a 6-1, 4-1 retirement victory against Spain’s Feliciano Lopez. He swiped his entire serves without facing any real challenge and cashed in four out of seven break chances to prevail. He was leading 4-1 in the second set
when Lopez was forced to pull out from the tournament with a left wrist injury.
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