Novak Djokovic has seen a bit of everything in Miami matches - Pundit
Speaking on Amazon Prime, tennis pundit Rob Koenig commented on Novak Djokovic's win over Federico Delbonis at the Miami Open. Kroenig believes that the Serb managed to go through despite getting frustrated some times, especially in the second set in which he was leading but which he went on to lose.
“One righty, one southpaw - he’s seen a bit of everything [in his first two matches]," said Koenig referring to Djokovic's previous match win over Bernard Tomic. "A good chance now to get familiar with the surface and how it’s playing. It’s very slow. Me and Mark [Petchey] had a hit earlier and it’s very gritty. I think that’s going to play into Djokovic’s wheelhouse. These guys are the most susceptible early on in this tournament. If you don’t get them like he got him last week nice and early, it’s so tough to beat him come semis, quarters, finals day. You’ve got to give Delbonis plenty of credit, he kept bringing it, kept pushing the envelope. To beat the very best player on the planet you’ve got to do that. Of course, the key is doing it for a sustained period of time and that’s always the tough part. Usually that’s when guys fall away against Novak but certainly not Delbonis. Growing up on a clay court, he’s used to these long exchanges and long baseline rallies. He has the weaponry to hurt Djokovic and it was nice to see him bring it in the second set. You could see the frustrations of Djokovic, almost suggesting to Delbonis, ‘You can’t be playing this well against me!’"
Djokovic next plays Roberto Bautista Agut in the fourth round. The Spaniard had defeated him earlier in Doha this year.
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