Djokovic trips Haas
Defending champion Novak Djokovic downed Tommy Haas 6-2, 7-6(1) in their third-round match Tuesday at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif.
A 21-year-old Serb who also made the final two years ago, Djokovic served well and hit crisp, accurate ground-strokes to beat the 30-year-old Haas.
Djokovic served eight aces, double faulted once and made 10 unforced errors. Haas had once ace, double faulted six times and made 25 unforced errors.
Last year, Djokovic defeated Rafael Nadal in the semifinals and beat Mardy Fish in the championship match. Djokovic lost just one set the entire tournament, that against Fish.
Djokovic also didn’t drop a set on his way to the final two years ago, but Nadal beat him 6-2, 7-5 for the title.
Ranked No. 3, Djokovic lost to Nadal and David Ferrer earlier this month in Davis Cup play. Both those matches were on clay.
Djokovic won his last tournament, defeating Ferrer in their final in Dubai for his first title of the year.
From News and wire service reports.
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