Djokovic reaches quarter finals at ATP Swiss Indoors

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Tennis star Novak Djokovic is back in action and at the top of his game in Switzerland. The Serbian hero collected a dazzling three Grand Slam titles in 2011. Now hes taking his act inside, at the Swiss Indoors Tournament at Basel.

The top seeded Djokovic took on Lukasz Kubot of Poland in the second round. He spent six weeks sidelined with a back injury, but looked solid in Thursdays match. Djokovic met little resistance in the first set. He claimed two of his four break point chances on the way to a 6-1 victory and a no-nonsense opening set take-down..

The Serbian seemed even more unstoppable in the second set. He jumped out to a 4-0 games lead before the Polish qualifier came back with a service break. But Djokovic held on with a straightforward victory. Kubot finished the match with a ball into the net. Djokovic reached the Basel quarter-finals, 6-1, 6-2. His next opponent is former world No. 8 Marcos Baghdatis.

Serbia's Novak Djokovic returns a ball to Poland's Lukasz Kubot during
their round of sixteen match at the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament at
the St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2011.
(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

Lukasz Kubot of Poland returns the ball during his match against Serbia's
Novak Djokovic at the Swiss Indoors ATP tennis tournament in Basel
November 3, 2011. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)


Serbia's Novak Djokovic serves a ball to Poland's Lukasz Kubot during
their round of sixteen match at the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament at
the St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2011.
(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

Editor:Zhang Dan |Source: CNTV.CN



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