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Cincinnati Masters - Quarter final - Men

Nationality	Player	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5
	N Djokovic	6	6	-	-	-
	E Gulbis	3	4	-	-	-

Novak Djokovic

Nationality	SRB
Date of Birth	22/05/1987
Height	1.88 m
Weight	74 kg

Ernest Gulbis

Nationality	LAT
Date of Birth	30/08/1988
Height	1.9 m
Weight	76 kg

Live Comments

6-4 - Djokovic sets TRIPLE MATCH POINT with a service winner and the world number three closes things out with a big serve out wide that eventually sets up a open court drop shot. A strong 6-3 6-4 victory for Novak Djokovic, who goes onto face either Nadal or Lappenti.
5-4 - Gulbis holds to 30, but Djokovic will serve for the match.
5-3 - Djokovic forces another forehand error and moves within one game of the semi-finals.
40-40 - Gulbis fights back by attacking his rival's backhand, but Djokovic outgrinds him to book a GAME POINT. Djokovic hits his first double to let the Latvian back into the game, though.
4-3 - Gulbis hits his fourth double fault to hand his friend a BP, and slams the racket into the ground in a similar fashion as Djokovic did moments ago.... The Serbian bosses a long baseline rally before his rival sends the forehand error long. Djokovic is two games away after earning the critical breakthrough.
40-40 - Djokovic slaps the return of serve into the net with his forehand and then spikes his racket into the ground in frustration. Still, Gulbis lets him back to DEUCE with an unforced forehand error into the net. The Serbian wants to end this match now.
3-3 - This set remains as tight as ever as Djokovic holds comfortably to 15.
2-3 - Gulibs moves ahead again with another LOVE-Service game.
2-2 - The third seed holds to 30 with a service winner and remains on course for a semi-final meeting with Rafael Nadal, or far less likely Nicolas Lapentti.
1-2 - Gulibs holds to LOVE.
1-1 - Some clever serves out wide help Djokovic pull through a nervy hold to 30. The Serbian taking advantage of the Latvian's apparent slowed mobility.
0-1 - Gulibs opens things up with a tricky hold to 30.
----- - Gulibs gets his left knee taped up during the break.
6-3 - Djokovic hits his fourth ace to go up 30-0, he then sets up a DOUBLE SET POINT with a service winner out wide, before closing out the opening set with a big forehand into the corner that forces Gulbis short.
5-3 - Gulbis again relies on that big first serve to pull through. Djokovic will serve for the opening set though.
40-40 - Djokovic reads Gulbis's forehand approach perfectly and rips the forehand pass down the line for the winner. Brilliant instincts, and back to DEUCE.
5-2 - Djokovic blasts the forehand winner into the corner to hold to 15. Gulbis will serve to stay in the opening set.
4-2 - Gulbis stays in touch by holding with service winner.... Wait no, the ball went flat on the point so they'll have to replay it.... And this time the Latvian holds as Djokovic sends the backhand long. Djokovic will be in very good shape if he can hold here.
40-40 - Gulbis, feeling the heat (temperatures are higher than 30 degrees Celsius out there) figuratively and literally drops a 40-15 lead to let Djokovic back to DEUCE yet again.
4-1 - Djokovic holds a close game to 30 with a service winner to stretch his lead. It feels as though the air has come out of this match.
3-1 - Djokovic earns yet another BP blasting a forehand at the body of the young Latvian, who can only send the volley long.... And this time he breaks with another big forehand!! Too much heat for the 19-year-old.
40-40 - Gulbis again relies on his first-serve to save a BREAK POINT....
40-40 - Djokovic books his own DOUBLE BREAK POINT! Gulbis saves the first thanks to a big serve, and the second thanks to an ace down the T. Back to DEUCE.
2-1 - Djokovic finally pulls through the hold with the service winner. That may prove to have been a very important game.
40-40 - Gulbis keeps attacking the backhand side with forehand to set up big forehand winners to the opposite side! Back to DEUCE.
40-40 - Gulbis drills another return of serve forehand winner as Djokovic tries to go out wide, and books another BREAK POINT! And this time, he swings through a second-serve to let his rival back to DEUCE.
40-40 - Gublis books his own DOUBLE BREAK chance! Djokovic saves the first with a service winner out wide, and the second and the second with a big forehand into the corner that results in a shanked return from the Latvian. DEUCE.
1-1 - A big serve-and-forehand-winner at the net helps Gulbis pull through the hold to DEUCE. Djokovic already applying the pressure.
1-0 - Good start for the Serbian, who wraps up the hold to 15 with a service winner. Gulbis met Djokovic in his first Grand Slam quarter-final back in the French Open, won of course by Djokovic. The Latvian is meeting his friend once again in his first Masters quarter-final.
0-0 - Welcome to our LIVE coverage of this quarter-final match between young long time friends Ernests Gulbis and Novak Djokovic. The world number three Djokovic will serve first.