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Novak Djokovic comes through in straight sets, 6-3 6-3 7-6 (7-2), against 30th seed Tomas Martin Etcheverry, who beat Andy Murray in the first round; we will bring you live scores, reports, analysis and features from Melbourne all the way until the finals next weekend
Novak Djokovic stormed into the fourth round of the Australian Open, beating Tomas Martin Etcheverry 6-3 6-3 7-6 (7-2) on Friday in Melbourne.
Djokovic, who had suffered second-set wobbles in each of his prior two wins, had no such drama in overcoming 30th seed Etcheverry, who had defeated Andy Murray in the first round.
The record 24-time Grand Slam winner earned his first break of serve in the sixth game of the match, taking his opponent to deuce and then earning the second of two break opportunities with a terrific drop shot before Etcheverry missed a groundstroke to hand him the game.
Djokovic comfortably served out the set, before then quickly breaking Etcheverry again in the second. With the Argentine, meanwhile, unable to get any sort of opening on the Serb’s serve, he was broken again to see the second set slip away.
Etcheverry made a better fist of things in the third, keeping pace for the first 10 games and then going up 15-30 on Djokovic’s serve. But, again, the defending champion denied him, reeling off the next three points as the set ultimately went to a tie-break.
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Djokovic then claimed a 25-shot rally with a devastating forehand winner to open the breaker as he raced ahead 3-0, ultimately setting up four match points up 6-2 and clinching things with an ace.
Djokovic said following his win: “It was a great match, I was pleased with the way I played, especially the first two sets.
