Djokovic marches to quarterfinals
Updated: 2013-07-02 11:34
(Agencies)
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Novak Djokovic of Serbia celebrates after defeating Tommy Haas of Germany in their men's singles tennis match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, in London, July 1, 2013. [Photo/Agencies] |
Novak Djokovic reached his 17th straight Grand Slam quarterfinals by beating German veteran Tommy Haas 6-1, 6-4, 7-6 (4) at Wimbledon on Monday.
Djokovic trailed 4-2 in the second set but won the next four games.
He failed to serve out the match at 5-3 in the third and wasted a match point in the next game before closing out the tiebreaker with a forehand winner on his fourth match point. He has yet to drop a set this tournament.
Djokovic now faces No 7 Tomas Berdych, who reached his first Wimbledon quarterfinal since he was the runner-up in 2010 by beating Bernard Tomic 7-6 (4), 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-4.
Djokovic's quarterfinal streak is the third longest all time behind Roger Federer's 36 and Jimmy Connors' 27 straight last-eight appearances. Federer's streak ended when he was upset in the second round last week.
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