MELBOURNE : Novak Djokovic continued his charge towards a 10th Australian Open title with a superb 7-6(7) 6-3 6-4 victrory over Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov to reach the fourth round on Saturday but fears about the durability of his injured left hamstring only grew.The Serbian, who is eyeing a 22nd major to
MELBOURNE : Novak Djokovic continued his charge towards a 10th Australian Open title with a superb 7-6 6-3 6-4 victrory over Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov to reach the fourth round on Saturday but fears about the durability of his injured left hamstring only grew.
"Well it was as important as any other game. But I think that probably was one of the most important moments in the match," Djokovic told reporters. "We already had some matches over five hours during this tournament. This looked to be another one. I'm really fortunate to get through in straight sets."A heavily-strapped but more aggressive Djokovic emerged from a medical timeout and built pressure with his relentless returns from the back, going up 4-2 as 27th seed Dimitrov hit the net to surrender his serve, and went on to wrap up the second set.
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