*Number three in the world and last year’s runner-up Novak Djokovic booked himself a place in the third round with a 3 sets win over American Robert Kendrick, 7:6 (10-8), 6:4, 6:4, in 2 hours and 13 minutes. Great fight for every point was seen in the first set. Fans could enjoy in both players’ perfomance, great rallies, attractive points… Nole faced a break point in the fifth game, but managed to save it. The players held their services till the end of the set and it was decided in tie break. After 2-2 with mini-break on each side, Nole managed to win four points in a row with two more mini-breaks, for 6-2 lead and four set points. Kendrick didn’t give up and fought back, first to equalise to 6-6, and with fourth mini-break to take a 7-6 lead and earn himself a set point. Djokovic saved that one, and one more at 8-7 for the American. Third seed won three points in a row to take it 10-8 in 53 minutes. Nole broke his opponent’s service in the fifth game of the second set for the first time in the match. Kendrick had chance to come back, but failed to convert three break points in the sixth and eighth game. Djokovic won the set 6:4. The 21-year-old from Belgrade continued to play well in the third set and made a break in the opening game. He was confident till the end, especially serving for the match at 5:4, and closed it, using the first of three match points, for 6:4. Djokovic’s third round opponent will be no.30 seed Marin Cilic from Croatia. Nole won their only match in Dubai this year.
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