MELBOURNE: Serbia's Novak Djokovic recovered from dropping his first set of the tournament to beat American Amer Delic 6-2, 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 in the third round of the Australian Open on Friday.
The defending champion lost the second set after a brief lapse in concentration but regained his composure to win the next two, despite being pushed to a tiebreaker in the fourth.
Delic, who was promoted to the main draw as a lucky loser when Nicolas Kiefer pulled out, troubled the world number three with his booming serve but Djokovic's big-match experience proved decisive.
Djokovic's next opponent will be either Mardy Fish or Marcos Baghdatis.
Source: http://sports.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Specials/Australian_Open_2009/Djokovic_beats_Delic_to_grab_round_4_spot/articleshow/4020423.cms
The defending champion lost the second set after a brief lapse in concentration but regained his composure to win the next two, despite being pushed to a tiebreaker in the fourth.
Delic, who was promoted to the main draw as a lucky loser when Nicolas Kiefer pulled out, troubled the world number three with his booming serve but Djokovic's big-match experience proved decisive.
Djokovic's next opponent will be either Mardy Fish or Marcos Baghdatis.
Source: http://sports.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Specials/Australian_Open_2009/Djokovic_beats_Delic_to_grab_round_4_spot/articleshow/4020423.cms
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