Novak Djokovic moves it into the fourth round of Sony Ericsson Open
2011 BNP Paribas Open winner Novak Djokovic travelled into the third round of the 2011 Sony Ericsson Open on Sunday after defeating local James Blake at Miami.
Djokovic has emerged as one of the outstanding figures of the tennis history, having the quality of carrying his winning streak throughout the year so far. Entertaining his fans through his playing skills and abilities is not just
a problem; he has got that down to a fine art.
The 2011 front runner kicked off his year at the 2011 Australian Open where he made it to the finals defeating Roger Federer in the semi-finals. In the finals he defeated Andy Murray of Great Britain to lift the trophy. Following
his Grand Slam success, the 23-year-old again emerged victorious at Dubai Open where he moved past Roger Federer in two straight sets.
Maintaining his winning streak, the Serbian made short of the match expelling his opponent out of the tournament in just fifty two minutes. The Serbian got a hold of the match from the beginning and bagged a 6-2, 6-0 straight sets
victory for himself.
Playing their third match on tour, the Serbian expanded his winning streak to 3-0 in the official head-to-head. In the opening set, The Serbian registered zero double faults and had a respectable first serve percentage of 90 per
cent as considered to Blake‘s 57 per cent, pulled in 89 per cent gain on it. Moreover, he withstood 40 per cent breakpoints and modified 2 out of 5 breakpoint lucky chances to his favour to conquer the set with 6-2 score.
The second set saw the 23-year-old Djokovic purifying his game play as he got a hold of 100 per cent of the break point opportunities. He put down an astounding 89 per cent gain in contrast to his opponents meager 29 per cent.
Blake didn't manage to convert any break point opportunities. Djokovic broke his opponent in the fifth game and squared up the match with a bagel win.
Everyone knew that he would succeed. As the saying goes, "cream rises to the top!"
Djokovic will meet his compatriot Viktor Troicki in the fourth round of the 2011 Sony Ericsson Open. This would be the 9th meeting between these two. Djokovic absolutely, leads their official head to head by 8-1. Pair’s last meeting
came at the ATP world Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells where he ousted Troicki in straight sets.
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