Novak Djokovic believes he is moving in the right direction, despite losing on Wednesday at the Mutua Madrid Open. “Obviously I'm disappointed from losing this match,” said Djokovic, after losing to Kyle Edmund 6-2, 2-6, 6-3 in the second round. “But I can be happy with the progress of the level of my tennis. “There are obvious things that are not working well for me. But I have to keep working on them and pray that — and hope that — my game will get stronger, get better as the matches go the distance. Especially [at] such big tournaments against quality players, you've got to step in. I tried, but obviously, [it] wasn't to be today. Hopefully, [the] next one.”...
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Kyle Edmund recorded one of the biggest victories of his career on Wednesday at the Mutua Madrid Open with victory over two-time former champion Novak Djokovic. Edmund played with great discipline and bided his time to beat former World No. 1 Djokovic, 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 in one hour and 42 minutes. The World No. 22 will next face eighth-seeded Belgian David Goffin in the third round. [ALSO LIKE] “It's a great win for me,” said Edmund. “He's a legend of the game, one of the best tennis players of all time. So, it's a really good win for me. [I’m] pleased with the way my game's developing, that I'm able to beat a player like that. It does me the...
Eighth-seeded Belgian David Goffin recorded his fourth win in five FedEx ATP Head2Head meetings against Robin Haase of the Netherlands 7-5, 6-3 in 83 minutes on Wednesday at the Mutua Madrid Open. Goffin led 3-1 in the first set, which included five breaks of serve. On Tuesday, Haase earned the 200th match win of his career with victory over South Korea’s Hyeon Chung. Goffin will now play Great Britain's Kyle Edmund, victor over two-time former champion and Serbian No. 10 seed Novak Djokovic. The Belgian won his lone meeting against Edmund in the 2015 Davis Cup final. Dominic Thiem won his 13th match on clay this season, coming from a set down to beat Argentina's Federico Delbonis 4-6, 6-3, 7-5....
