Djokovic Was Serving For The Match In Two And Loses To Berdych In Three

Written by: Staff on 20th May 2013

Djokovic Was Serving For The Match In Two And Loses To Berdych In Three

epa03703109 Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic returns the ball to Ukrainian Alexander Dolgopolov, during their Italian Open tennis tournament match, played at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy, 16 May 2013. EPA/MAURIZIO BRAMBATTI |

Novak Djokovic will live and learn from the three-set loss which bounced him out in the quarter-finals of Rome to Tomas Berdych as the Czech won only his second match in their series from 15 attempts.

World No. 1 Djokovic was in the process of putting the defeat out of mind – but may find it tough to forget how he was serving for victory against the sixth-seeded Czech danger-man when his play fell apart.

Djokovic will now concentrate on Roland Garros the only Grand Slam which he has not won which begins next Sunday. “It’s not the result I was hoping for but I am positive and the days go by and I will take some time off and get ready for Paris which is the most important event in the year for me,” he said.

“I know I can play well on clay and so I shouldn’t allow myself to have these drops and let’s hope it won’t happen for the Roland Garros.

“We are in a competitive sport and everyone is playing good tennis and especially the ones that are at the top – what can you do”?

Djokovic was serving for a straight-sets win over Berdych but hit the wall as the Czech slowly turned the tide amidst a complete meltdown from the top seed.

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