Djokovic was able to get out of the pressure again, but big applause for Cerundolo who put up tough resistance because previously I thought this would be easy for Djokovic, especially in the first set, it looked like there was no resistance that Cerundolo could provide, but Cerundolo's game improved in the second and third sets and the fourth set was like a certainty he will be in the quarter-finals, especially since Djokovic also received treatment twice in the second set due to a knee injury, but again experience taught Djokovic many things to be able to handle pressure. Tomorrow Djokovic will face Ruud, this could be revenge for Ruud who lost in last year's final, especially since he performed very well in the clay season and managed to beat Djokovic in Monte Carlo, and it looks like this is the first time Djokovic is not the favorite even though the odds are not much different from Ruud.
Ah it was unbelievable both in Cerundolo's performance and blunder in the 4th set and Djokovic's
acting and gamesmanship prowess . . . again.
Cerundolo's performance was very good against Djokovic who was "Injured" but the fourth set
was a disaster for him, I believe he lost concentration and possibly nerves when he was serving
to go 5-3 ahead and put himself in position to serve at least for the match but with the distraction
at the other end of the court he lost concentration and got ahead of himself. . .
but Djokovic broke him and it went 4-4, for me that was the turning point, the odds went to 1.9
v 1.9 at the end of the 4th set!
I dont think I would applaud Djokovic for this win, he was so aggressive towards his box, was giving
out to the umpire about the condition of the court, ended up getting injured and calling the trainer
on after the 3rd set. Every time he made a mistake his "injury" was the visible cause although the
next point he was chasing every ball no problem, especially when he won the point. It was ridiculous.
