Nole wins 6-3 6-3 7-5 to face Fognini in the 4th round. Video
Smooth win for Novak Djokovic that reaches the 4th round in Melbourne without dropping a single set.
In the match against Denis Istomin, Nole was almost perfect. “Almost” as the only weak point was when he failed to close the match when he was serving when he was 5-4 in the third set. After being broken the world no.2 managed to break back and finally win the decider 7-5. Match Stats
Djokovic: I have done really well
The Serb commented “I’ve done really well. Denis is a very tough opponent. He’s a great quality player. He has tested a lot of top players on different surfaces because he’s very talented and he can hit the ball really well.
“Things got tense towards the end of the match. I made some double faults. This is what happens. I could have easily got into a tie-break and then it’s very even, very unpredictable who is going to win the third. I didn’t want to drop the third set, obviously, so I was very focused to get the job done in straight sets.”
Next vs. Fognini
Nole will play Fabio Fognini for the 8th time. The Italian has beaten Sam Querry 7-5 6-4 6-4. Head to head is 6-1 for Djokovic.
