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Djokovic storms into semis at Indian Wells

Djokovic storms into semis at Indian Wells Novak Djokovic of Serbia returns a forehand to Nicolas Almagro of Spain during their men's ...


Djokovic storms into semis at Indian Wells


Novak Djokovic of Serbia returns a forehand to Nicolas Almagro of Spain during their men's quarter-final match at the Indian Wells ATP tennis tournament in Indian Wells, California March 15, 2012. REUTERS/Mike Blake

World number one Novak Djokovic powered into the semi-finals of the Indian Wells ATP tournament with a commanding 6-3 6-4 victory over Spaniard Nicolas Almagro on Thursday.
The top-seeded Serb, champion here in 2008 and last year, broke Almagro twice in the opening set and again in the ninth game of the second when the Spaniard hit a backhand long.
Djokovic then held serve to love in the 10th, an ace putting him 40-0 up before he ended the match with a crunching backhand winner down the line after one hour, 22 minutes.
"It's definitely satisfying to play well," Australian Open champion Djokovic told reporters after reaching the last four for a fourth time at Indian Wells. "It was always going to be a tough match.
"I had a very powerful ball striker on the opposite side of the net. He's very solid with ground strokes and has a powerful serve but I knew that he's inconsistent with that, so I just needed to hang in there, which I did."
The Serb will next meet either big-serving American John Isner or Frenchman Gilles Simon who were scheduled to play in the evening session on Thursday.
Djokovic was especially pleased with his serving after firing five aces on the hardcourt surface at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden and winning 73 percent of his second serve points.
"I served well," said the Serb, who has won four of the last five grand slams to establish himself as the sport's top player.
"I didn't lose many points on my service games in both sets and that's something I have been working on. I have been trying to get more free points on the first serves. This hasn't been my weapon in the past."
Djokovic and the 12th-seeded Almagro pounded the ball ferociously from the baseline to create several lengthy rallies which, more often than not, ended in the Serb's favour.
"I have played so many matches on the tour and on the big stage in major events, and I learned over the years what I need to do in order to play my best when it matters the most," said Djokovic.
"I use that necessary experience to perform my best, to cope with pressure and just understand what shots I need to play at a certain time, even though sometimes you don't need to go for winners."
Djokovic, who outlasted Spaniard Rafa Nadal 5-7 6-4 6-2 6-7 7-5 in an epic final at the Australian Open in January, improved his win-loss record this season to 14-1 by reaching his third straight semi-final.
(Agencies)

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