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 | Djokovic qualify for third round25-05-2011 |
World No. 2 Novak Djokovic (Serbia) qualified for the third round of Open tennis in France. Polufinalistat of 2007 and 2008 side Djokovic Romanian Victor Hanesku, who retired due to muscle injury after 89 minutes play at the result 6:4, 6:1, 2:3 for the Serb. 24-year-belgradchanin game very stable and does not give any opportunity to break into your opponent and placed 27 winning shot. The match started equally, but Djokovic took 4:4 after seven straight games to win the first set and led 5:0 in the second. Before the start of the third part Hanesku require medical timeout because of sore left hip. He returned to the court and played five games but then dropped. So Djokovic a record 39-straight win this year and close to three success of John McEnroe's record for best start to the season since 1984. In the third round Serb will face polufinalista at Roland Garros in 2009 by Juan Martin Del Potro (Argentina).