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Djokovic, Nadal and Federer, qualified for the quarterfinals in Madrid5-05-2011 |
World No. 2 Novak Djokovic (Serbia) record 31 th consecutive victory and 29th this year, after beating Guillermo Garcia Lopez (Spain), 6:1, 6:2 for 51 minutes and qualified for the quarterfinals of the tournament Series Masters in
Madrid.
So Djokovic equal Ivan Lendl's record, which began with 29 consecutive wins in season 1989. Djokovic will play the quarterfinals with the winner of the match between David Ferrer (Spain) and Stahovski (Ukraine).
Number 1 in the world Rafael Nadal (Spain) qualified for the quarterfinals without playing when his opponent Juan Martin Del Potro (Argentina) withdrew from the match due to injury of the thigh. In the next round rival Nadal will be the winner of the match between Daniel Gimeno-Traver (Spain) and Michael Llodra (France).
Former world No 1 Roger Federer (Switzerland) also achieved success - with 6:4, 6:3 over Xavier Malisse (Belgium) for 70 minutes of play.