Novak Djokovic needed just 99 minutes to beat Rogerio Dutra Silva of Brazil in his second-round matchup at the U.S. Open. Djokovic won in straight sets, winning 6-2, 6-1, 6-2. Djokovic broke Dutra Silva on his first serve to go up 2-0 in the first set, and then an unforced error by the Brazilian forced a second break point. Dutra Silva then got broken on his first serve in the second set and fell behind 3-0 in the third set, as Djokovic never let up throughout the match.
Djokovic won a dominant 90% of his first service points, compared to 54% for Dutra Silva. Djokovic also managed to land six break points (although it did take 16 attempts) to swing the match decisively in his favor. Dutra Silva also committed 36 unforced errors to Djokovic's 14 and managed only 17 winners to Djokovic's 29.
Djokovic will move on and face the winner of Julien Benneteau of France and Dennis Novikov of the United States in the third round.
If you want the latest news, results and analysis of the 2012 U.S. Open, make sure that you check out SB Nation's dedicated tennis hub.
There are 0 Comments. Add Yours.
Shortcuts to mastering the comment thread. Use wisely.
C - Next Comment
X - Mark as Read
R - Reply
Z - Mark Read & Next
Shift + C - Previous
Shift + A - Mark All Read
Comment Settings
Live comment alert: Hide it!
Comments for this post are closed.