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| DOHA, Qatar - Top-seeded Novak Djokovic celebrated Serbian Orthodox Christmas by beating Sergiy Stakhovsky of Ukraine 6-2, 6-1 in the second round of the Qatar Open on Wednesday. Offcial Jerseys .Djokovic, who also won his doubles match with Serbian partner Filip Krajinovic, needed only 61-minutes to bypass Stakhovsky and move into the quarterfinals.Yes, Orthodox Christmas. Its the biggest holiday that we have, Djokovic said. Obviously not a holiday for me. Im working on the court. But its a big day. So Im really glad that I was able to perform well and get two wins on this day.Djokovic, who is playing at the Qatar Open for the first time, won 29 of 34 points when his first serve went in and saved all three break points he faced against Stakhovsky. He next plays seventh-seeded Ivo Karlovic, who beat qualifier Nikoloz Basiashvili of Georgia 7-6 (3), 6-3.Karlovic became one of three men in tennis history to surpass the 9,000 aces mark earlier this week — he now has 9,041. Its an ability that makes him a tricky challenge for opponents.Im definitely going to try to get some good sleep so my reaction tomorrow is quick, because Im going to need that, definitely, Djokovic said. Honestly, Im still to meet a player who enjoys playing him.There wont be a singles match between Djokovic and Rafael Nadal at this years tournament after the Spaniard was upset in the first round.But the two will face each other in doubles on Thursday, after Nadal and Juan Monaco of Argentina also moved into the doubles semifinals.Its going to be interesting to play against each other in doubles, which is not the common case for us, but I look forward to that, said Djokovic.Third-seeded Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic brushed aside Slovakian qualifier Blaz Kavcic 6-1, 6-2 to reach the quarterfinals.Berdych is showing top form this week. In two matches played, hes yet to offer an opponent a break point opportunity.He now faces sixth-seeded Richard Gasquet, who defeated Simone Bolleli of Italy 6-3, 6-2.David Ferrer, seeded fourth, won an all-Spanish battle against Fernando Verdasco 6-3, 6-2.Ferrer, who led Verdasco 5-0 in the second set, was unable to take advantage of one match point on Verdascos serve in the sixth game, and two match points on his own serve in the seventh game.He finally won the match on a fourth match point at 30-40 on Verdascos serve in the eighth game.Ferrer will play Dustin Brown of Germany, who posted a 7-6 (9), 6-4 win over compatriot Jan-Lennard Struff.Andre Seppi of Italy and Ivan Dodig of Croatia will compete in the other quarterfinal.Dodig knocked out Michael Berrer 7-6 (1), 6-2, while Seppi defeated Joao Souza of Brazil 7-5, 6-2. Nike Jerseys . -- Michael Phelps is 0 for 1 in his comeback to the pool. Wholesale Jerseys . Fans can also watch the game on the newly launched TSN GO (currently available to Bell TV and Rogers customers), which gives TSN subscribers the freedom to live stream the networks programming from their smartphones, tablets, and computers at no additional charge – just as they would watch Canadas Sports Leader on TV at home. The following week, MLS ON TSN is at BMO Field in Toronto to deliver live coverage of TFCs home opener vs. D.C. United on Saturday, March 22 at 4:30 p. https://www.cheapjerseysjustwholesale.com/ .com) - Bayern Munich winger Xherdan Shaqiri is expected to miss the next two weeks because of a thigh injury.It appears the Dallas Stars will be without goalie Kari Lehtonen for the foreseeable future. Head coach Lindy Ruff confirmed on Sunday that his starting goalie has a head injury and the team will take it day by day. "We know hes not doing that well and we have to make a decision later on (today), but it doesnt look good though," Ruff told reporters. Lehtonen was run over in the crease by Minnesota Wild forward Erik Haula in the third period of Saturdays game in Dallas. Lehtonen fell backwards and hit his head on the crossbar while the impact of the collision knocked his mask off. Cheap Jerseys. The goalie was bleeding from the head and left the game. He was replaced by newly-acquired netminder Tim Thomas, who was making his Stars debut. Speaking after the game on Saturday, Ruff speculated as to the nature of the injury. "The likelihood is its a concussion on just a dirt play. It should be suspended - a fourth liner takes out our goaltender," said Ruff. ' ' ' |
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