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Djokovic Wins Attritional Battle; Nishikori Denies Ferrer

Two-time champion Novak Djokovic won an attritional baseline battle against Feliciano Lopez under a closed roof at the Mutua Madrid Open on Thursday. The second seed worked hard to record a 6-4, 7-5 win against Lopez, who was playing with great confidence on serve, in one hour and 33 minutes. Djokovic will take an 11-2 FedEx ATP Head2Head series lead into Friday’s quarter-final against sixth seed Kei Nishikori, including victories in their past 10 matches. "The level was definitely very high today I thought from both of us," admitted Djokovic. "I think Feliciano played really well, especially in the second set. I wasn't winning too many points on his service games until the last one, when I managed to return...

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