Djokovic Wins, Murray Advances

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    • Publish Date: Jan 5 2017 12:42PM
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    • Updated Date: Jan 5 2017 2:29PM
Djokovic Wins, Murray Advances

Defending champion Novak Djokovic and top-seeded Andy Murray posted straight-set wins to reach the Qatar Open quarterfinals, but only Djokovic was asked to pose for a selfie by his opponent after the match. Djokovic, a 12-time Grand Slam champion, honored the unusual request of Horacio Zeballos of Argentina after his 6-3, 6-4 win. ``I just have to mention making a selfie after the match was over, that was the first time that I ever had this kind of experience in my career,' Djokovic said on the court. ``So, Horacio, well done. Very original.' ``I just have to mention making a selfie after the match was over, that was the first time that I ever had this kind of experience in my career,' Djokovic said on the court. ``So, Horacio, well done. Very original.' Murray had a challenging outing against Gerald Melzer of Austria, the younger brother of former world No. 8 Jurgen Melzer, before advancing to the quarterfinals with a 7-6 (6) 7-5 win. ``He played great, great tennis and was dominating large parts of the match,' said Murray, who was on the defense through much of the match. ``He made it extremely, extremely difficult. I was a bit lucky to through in two sets today. ``I think he's playing much better than someone ranked 69 in the world,' Murray added. In the first set, Murray required nine set points before Melzer mis-hit a forehand to surrender the set. In the second, Melzer saved two Murray match points on his own serve in the ninth game, and then broke for 5-5. Murray broke Melzer's serve on a fourth break point in the 11th game and then sealed the victory on a third match point when Melzer blasted a shot long. ``Today was a perfect example of the depth in the men's games just now,' Murray said. ``I actually played pretty good, but he was hitting the ball huge from both sides. You need to be ready for every single match.' Murray, a two-time champion in Doha, will face Nicolas Almagro of Spain in the quarterfinals. Djokovic never offered Zeballos a break point opportunity, but could only carve out one service break in each set against the Argentine's serve. ``Credit to Zeballos for playing some fearless tennis,' Djokovic said. ``He was stepping in and trying to go for his shots. He wasn't backing up to the baseline.' Djokovic will play qualifier Radek Stepanek of Czech Republic, in the quarterfinals.

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Sarath Kumar RM Bethel Mat Hr Sec School

Grand opening of the year by Novak.

G.Bhargav Sai Sree Narayana Vidya Bhavan

Be a champion

Bhavya Shah Gopi Birla Memorial School - Walkeshwar

Good stuff. Sportsmanship being exemplified in tennis.

G.Bhargav Sai Sree Narayana Vidya Bhavan

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