Novak Djokovic Rallies From Set Down To Reach China Open Quarter-finall
Novak Djokovic rallied from a set down to defeat home favourite, Yanchaokete Bu , in three sets and advanced to the China Open quarterfinal. Bu lost to the former world No. 1 in a second-set comeback after a blistering opener, routing Djokovic, winning his first break point in the seventh game before ultimately claiming the set, as his first-set win against the Serb. Nonetheless, the second set was different. He lost in three sets by 4-6, 7-6(2), 6-2. The six-time champion battled through a health scare in the second and needed attention from the paramedics. Djokovic had not won a match since Wimbledon . In Cincinnati Masters , he lost in straight sets to Thiago Tirante in R64, and in the US Open , he lost in an exhausting five sets to Mariano Navone in the first round. "He was mixing things up really well in the rallies from the back of the court with some short slices and coming in. Credit to him for playing well," said Djokovic, recalling fighting back f...
