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Djokovic Recovers For Season Opening Win

Novak Djokovic lost the first four games and recovered from a 2-5 deficit in the first set on Monday in his 2017 ATP World Tour season opener at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open. The World No. 2 and defending champion regained his poise to record a 7-6(1), 6-3 win over Jan-Lennard Struff in one hour and 27 minutes, marking his 14th straight victory against a German opponent. “It’s first match of the year. You never know how you're going to start,” said Djokovic. “As well as you have trained in the preparation period and the days prior to the tournament, [it] really is different when it's competitive play, when you start the official match and the crowd is there." “It changes...

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Djokovic Recovers For Season Opening Win

Novak Djokovic lost the first four games and recovered from a 2-5 deficit in the first set on Monday in his 2017 ATP World Tour season opener at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open. The World No. 2 and defending champion regained his poise to record his 14th straight victory against a German opponent, 7-6(1), 6-3 against Jan-Lennard Struff in one hour and 87 minutes. Djokovic, who has an 8-1 record at the ATP World Tour 250 tournament, lost just six of his first service points and will next face Florian Mayer or Horacio Zeballos in the second round. Last year, the Serbian became the sixth player who has ranked No. 1 in his career to win the Doha title, joining former...

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Refreshed And Reloaded, Djokovic Takes Aim At 2017

Novak Djokovic has much to look forward to in 2017. The World No. 2 relinquished his No. 1 position in the Emirates ATP Rankings after a strong 2016 finish by Andy Murray and will be keen to exact revenge on his longtime rival to open the New Year. The top two seeds at this week's Qatar ExxonMobil Open, Djokovic and Murray last met for the ATP Finals championship - and year-end No. 1 honour - in November. They could face off once again on Saturday in the Doha final. "Of course I would like to congratulate Andy for reaching No. 1 and crowning his season again, because he has played some tremendous tennis, especially in the last three, four months,"...

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