Excellent efficiency from Nole in his one centesimal match in Melbourne.
High seed Novak Djokovic dismissed no.30 seed Tomas Martin Etcheverry in straight units on Friday on the Australian Open.
The Serbian star reached the fourth spherical with a 6-3, 6-3, 7-6 (2) win in two hours and 28 minutes.
Novak managed the match in opposition to the Argentine in Rod Laver Enviornment, breaking him thrice from seven alternatives.
He received 86% of his first serve factors, was 17/20 on internet approaches (85%), and has not confronted a single break level throughout the third profession encounter in opposition to Etcheverry.
“It was a terrific match, I feel. The most effective efficiency I had throughout this match,” mentioned Djokovic. “I’m happy with the best way I performed all through all the match, significantly the primary two units. He stepped it up, raised his stage of tennis most likely one or two ranges within the third set and we went toe-to-toe. Within the tie-break I assume I simply discovered the fitting photographs, the fitting serves, and closed it out in straights.”
Match statistics: aces (10-13), double faults (0-1), winners (34-22), unforced errors (35-29), whole factors received (104-80).
For a spot within the quarter-finals, Novak will face no.20 seed Adrian Mannarino of France who superior to the final 16 after beating Sixteenth-seeded American Ben Shelton in 5 units 7-6, 1-6, 6-7, 6-3, 6-4.
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