ATP Miami: Novak Djokovic struggles in the round of 16
Novak Djokovic has entered the round of 16 of the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Miami with some problems. The industry leader defeated Federico Delbonis in three sets with 7: 5, 4: 6 and 6: 1.
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last edit: Mar 25, 2019, 12:38 am
In the first set, the tournament favorite and six-time Miami champion made it unnecessarily exciting: After an early break, Djokovic led 5-2, but had to accept the rebreak in the ninth game. After 47 minutes, the Serb got the first set 7: 5.
In round two, Djokovic presented again with a break to 3: 1, but had to give up his service after a sensational point from Delbonis. A thug had to believe it, Djokovic received a warning. The Argentine kept up well, scoring several times with his backhand, usually not exactly the best of Delbonis. But he made the next break right away, also thanks to a double error by the favorite. And the Davis Cup champion from 2016 did not stop shining: after 87 minutes of play Delbonis made the set equalization.
In the decision, the same picture as in set two: Djokovic again took the lead to the 3-1 lead. This time, Delbonis had no comeback. On the contrary: Novak Djokovic struck again as a setback, set to 5: 1. And after just under two hours of play, he took the victory.
In the round of 16 it goes against Roberto Bautista-Agut on Tuesday, who had no problems with Fabio Fognini. Djokovic lost to Bautista-Agut at the beginning of the year in Doha - overall, however, the world number one leads head-to-head with 7: 2 victories.