Rushy stuff for Novak Djokovic that wrapped up the match in just 81 minutes against world no. 112 Richard Berankis.
This encounter was a good warm up for the world no.1 that blasted 28 winners to commit only 9 unforced errors. Just to find a little hole in Nole’s game, he has conceded many break points (9), to drop the serve only once in the third set. Match stats
Nole: I put 100% into my preparation
“I was just very happy with the concentration because I didn’t play so well in Montreal and Cincinnati in the warmup tournaments for the US Open,” he said. “So I had 10 days to really give everything I can on the practice courts. I was very committed and put 100 per cent into my preparations. It’s starting to pay off.
Of course, the first match was as well as it could be. Now I need to continue on working and stay on this course.”
Next vs. Becker
Nole will play world no. 87 Benjamin Becker in the next round. Becker has defeated Lukas Rosol 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-4 in the first round. Head to head is 1-0 for Nole.
