Djokovic wins again, but must wait on Davydenko’s result.
by bahamaderek on Nov.27, 2009, under Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal
Novak Djokovic kept alive his chances of reaching the semi-finals of the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals at London’s O2 Arena with a 7-6 (7/5) 6-3 victory over Rafael Nadal.
The Serbian must now hope Nikolay Davydenko loses to Robin Soderling on Friday night while Nadal, who picked up a back injury in the second set, exits the tournament without having won a set.
This should have been a match to decide the winner of Group B but instead Nadal went into the contest already out of contention for a last-four place while Djokovic knew his fate was not in his own hands.
The Spaniard won all but four of their first 18 meetings but Djokovic has had the upper hand recently, beating Nadal convincingly in their last two matches, including in Paris earlier this month.
The Serb went on to win the title in Bercy – his fourth since the start of October – but that effort took its toll and he has looked weary and frustrated this week.




























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18 tear old Ryan Harrison knocks out Ivan Ljubicic.
Ana Ivanovic displays her top form in an overpowering victory.
Victoria Azarenka taken to hospital after collapsing on court.
A group of unimpressive seeds advance to round 2.
Jankovic and Kuznetsova advance despite 80 errors between them.
Hewitt and Gonzalez losses raise questions about their futures.
Ivanovic is thru with ease while Safina is ousted in round 1.
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