Novak Djokovic and David Ferrer produced a high quality match in the Rome quarters. Both players were at their very best and the good news was that the Serbian seemed to be 100% recovered from his wrist injury.
Nole was the first one to make a move to break the Spaniard in the 6th game (4-2) of the first set. Then David managed to break back in the 9th game (5-4) to finally succumb in the 12th game. First set: 7-5 for Djokovic.
In the second set the Spaniard really stepped up to win the only a decisive break in the 7th game (4-3) and grab the second set (6-4). The Serbian had the upper hand for the entire 3rd set to first break Ferrer in the 4th game (he was broken back soon after), and then he managed to break again Ferrer in the 8th game (5-3) . The math ended after 2 hours and 31 minutes 7-5 4-6 6-3. Match Stats
Djokovic: It was a very physical game
Nole moved really well on court and he was rather happy by his fitness to comment “It was the most physical match I had on clay this year. I am really glad to overcome this challenge because David is a great competitor. I respect him a lot. We all know how good his record is on clay – the best after Nadal. Knowing that I am going to work for every single point of the match, coming out as a winner gives me a lot of satisfaction and confidence.”
The semi vs. Raonic
Djokovic will play Milos Raonic in the semifinal. Head to head is 1-0 for the Serbian
