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Djokovic marches ahead in Rotterdam

By Mark Edmundson (TennisEarth.com)

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Keywords: ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament | N.Djokovic |M.Youzhny |J.Benneteau |M.Chiudinelli
Top seeded Novak Djokovic of Serbia reached into the second round of the ABN Amro tennis tournament when his Ukrainian opponent Sergiy Stakhovsky withdrew because of knee injury while trailing 6-2 4-1.

 

Top seeded Novak Djokovic of Serbia walked into the second round of the ABN Amro World Tennis tournament, as Sergiy Stakhovsky of Ukraine retired midway with a knee injury. 

Djokovic was up by 6-2 4-1 at the time.

"You always wish for an easy first round match because it is a bit tricky as you have to get used to the surface, light and surroundings," said Djokovic.

He next faces Switzerland's Marco Chiudinelli, who battled past 2008 Rotterdam champion Michael Llodra of France 6-1 6-7 (5) 7-6 (6).

2007 champion Mikhail Youzhny struggled past Kazakh qualifier Andrey Golubev 1-6 7-6 (0) 7-6 (5) . Frenchman Julien Benneteau reached into the next round with a 6-3 6-3 victory over seventh-seeded Croatian Ivan Ljubicic, a finalist here in 2005 and 2007.

Also, qualifier Marsel Ilhan of Turkey defeated Spain's Guillermo Garcia-Lopez of Spain 6-1 6-4 and Dutch wild card Thiemo de Bakker ousted Czech lucky loser Jan Hajek 7-6 (5) 6-3.

 

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Fed Cup 1, Women Singles  IR
11:00
IR
 Maria Sharapova (RUS) Winner 2 6 6
Silvia Solerespinosa (ESP) 0 2 1
Sharapova - Solerespinosa    6 - 2    6 - 1   
Served By: S Solerespinosa Won By: Sharapova
Game IN, Winner: Sharapova!!! High kick serve, Sharapova crafts a backhand return, short rally, Solerespinosa hits a forehand down the line but fails to keep it inside the court.
40-A   IN, Winner: Sharapova!!! Solerespinosa serves a good one, Sharapova works a backhand return, good rally, Sharapova hits a forehand winner down the line. Match Point for Sharapova
Deuce IN, Winner: Sharapova!!! Solerespinosa goes for a out-wide serve, Sharapova delivers a backhand return, couple of shots exchanged, Sharapova blasts a forehand winner down the line. Deuce
40-30   IN, Winner: Sharapova!!! Solerespinosa serves a short angled slice serve, Sharapova shoots a forehand return winner.
  Fault. First Fault.
40-15   IN, Winner: Solerespinosa!!! Sharapova forehand flies outside the court.
30-15   IN, Winner: Solerespinosa!!! Sharapova fails to keep a cross-court forehand in the play.
15-15   IN, Winner: Sharapova!!! Solerespinosa serves a high kick serve, Sharapova delivers a backhand return, Solerespinosa hits a forehand down the line but fails to clear the net.
15-0   IN, Winner: Solerespinosa!!! Good serve, Sharapova fails to put it back.
Sharapova - Solerespinosa    6 - 2    5 - 1   
Served By: M Sharapova Won By: Sharapova
Game IN, Winner: Sharapova!!! Sharapova produces a forehand cross-court winner.
40-0   IN, Winner: Sharapova!!! Sharapova hits a acute angled slice serve, Solerespinosa works a forehand return, Sharapova hits a forehand winner down the line.
30-0   IN, Winner: Sharapova!!! Out-wide serve, Solerespinosa return goes wide off the court.
15-0   IN, Winner: Sharapova!!! Acute angled slice serve, Solerespinosa puts back a forehand return, Sharapova smacks a forehand winner down the line.
Sharapova - Solerespinosa    6 - 2    4 - 1   
Served By: S Solerespinosa Won By: Solerespinosa
Game IN, Winner: Solerespinosa!!! Sharapova forehand is unable to clear the net.
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