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Djokovic Holds His Nerve To Beat del Potro In Acapulco

Novak Djokovic kept his nerve to outlast Juan Martin del Potro on Wednesday night for a place in the Abierto Mexicano Telcel quarter-finals. Competing in front of a capacity crowd, top seed Djokovic fought back from a break deficit in the deciding set to wear down his Argentinean opponent 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 in two hours and 38 minutes. He is now 12-4 in their FedEx ATP Head2Head series. "Every match that I’ve played against Delpo in the past couple of years has been very close, really enjoyable to play and great for the crowd to watch,” said World No. 2 Djokovic, who is playing at an ATP World Tour event in Latin America for the first time this week. “I...

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Djokovic Fights Through Acapulco Debut

Novak Djokovic shook off the rust and battled for more than 90 minutes to take his debut match at the Abierto Mexicano Telcel in Acapulco on Tuesday evening. The Serbian improved to 3-0 against Slovakian veteran Martin Klizan with a 6-3, 7-6(4) victory at the ATP World Tour 500 event. “I wasn’t expecting an easy match, that’s for sure," Djokovic said. "I haven’t played an official tour match since Australia, one Davis Cup only. "So I was looking forward to coming out on the court and playing ... I got Klizan in the first round, who’s well known for playing his best tennis on the big stage against the top players. He’s not afraid. "Overall it was a good performance....

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