For her, this week is about getting her game ready to take a swing at history. However, Goffin would get his serve back after he won a great rally with a scorching forehand that Djokovic could not get to.
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“I have things in mind to work on for the hard-court season”. “It’s not where I would want it ideally, but you know, I’m going to have to fix that more mentally than anything”. Something inside of him finally clicked and dominated the rest of the game.
Next for Djokovic will be a re-match of the French Open final against Stan Wawrinka. Gasquet will face seventh-seeded Marin Cilic in the third round. Third-seeded Andy Murray and eight-seeded Rafael Nadal also advanced in rain-delayed matches that ended after midnight. [WC] Jared Donaldson (USA) 6-4 7-6(4), Tommy Robredo (Spain) d.
Jerzy Janowicz beat wild card Jared Donaldson 6-4, 7-6 (4).
Williams won the pair’s only previous meeting in Cincinnati, in last year’s final; Ivanovic’s victory came at the Australian Open last year. Her quarterfinals opponent is Ana Ivanovic, who beat Sloane Stephens 2-6, 6-4, 6-1.
“It will be a really good match for me and kind of test where I am, you know, just in general”, Williams said. Yeah, so I look forward to that..
Bencic later said she did not feel the injury was too serious, but former world number one Azarenka’s fitness is more of a concern – the Belarusian quitting midway through her clash with Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova due to a right thigh injury.
“And I don’t like any free time”, she said. “I will work a lot and we will see”.
Williams revealed it “hasn’t been easy” since her sister and fellow champion Venus was diagnosed with Sjogren’s Syndrome, a condition that affects the immune system, in 2011.
After losing the first set and trailing by a game in the second, Paire needed some magic to reel in the might of Djokovic.
He then opened up a double-break advantage and a 3-0 lead, and seemed to be on the brink of a major upset.
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The Dane, who has fallen at the first hurdle against three different opponents the past three weeks, has been granted a wild card entry into next week’s Connecticut Open in an effort to find some form before heading to the U.S. Open.
