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Australian Open - 3rd Round - Men

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Nationality Player Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
N Djokovic6467-
United StatesA Delic2636-

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  1. 6-7 - DJOKOVIC IS THROUGH TO THE FOURTH ROUND! The Serb sends down a relatively tame second serve but Delic can only return the ball into the net and it is all over for him. Djokovic is through and will next face either Mardy Fish or Marcos Baghdatis in the next round

  2. TB4-6 - Djokovic earns himself two match points sending an inside out forehand whizzing across court ...

  3. TB3-3 - There is nothing to choose between the players at the change out ends as they are all square at 3-3

  4. 6-6 - It is tiebreak time, folks! Djokovic holds to force the breaker and this could be interesting.

  5. 6-5 - Delic holds his nerve and at worst this set will now be decided on a tiebreak for him

  6. 5-5 - Djokovic is forced to save two set points but does so with a couple of huge service winners and ace before holding with a forehand winner

  7. 5-4 - Delic holds again to leave himself just one game shy of levelling up this match and taking it to a fifth set - Djokovic will have to serve to stay in it

  8. 4-4 - Djokovic holds with some huge serving and a ferocious forehand down the line to keep this set on serve

  9. 4-3 - Delic also holds for the loss of just the one point to stay just in front

  10. 3-3 - Djokovic holds for the loss of just the one point - both players are lookoing pretty confident on serve at the moment and this set could be headed for a tie-break at this rate

  11. 3-2 - Delic holds again with a forehand approach shot right into the corner that, although he gets to it, Djokovic can only return long

  12. 2-2 - A comfortable service game for Djokovic as well as he levels up once again

  13. 2-1 - Delic races through a much easier service game to keep himself just in front

  14. 1-1 - Djokovic cruises through a fairly easy service game to get off the mark in this set

  15. 1-0 - Delic has to battle hard to hold in the opening game of the fourth set but he does manage it from deuce

  16. 3-6 - DJOKOVIC TAKES THE SET! The Serb takes a two sets to one lead, serving out the set to love with a huge serve out wide that Delic can only return into the net

  17. 3-5 - It was a toe issue for Delic, a blister by the looks of things, but it shouldn't cause him too much trouble now it's been taped. And sure enough he comes out to hold, albeit with a bit of a struggle, to force Djokovic to serve for the set

  18. 2-5 - Another service winner from Djokovic to hold to 15 and leave himself just one game from a two sets to one lead. Delic was limping during that game and grimacing, although he didn't appear to slip or injure himself particularly. He has called for the trainer though, so there is definately some kind of problem

  19. 2-4 - Delic is certainly not giving this set to Djokovic as he holds once again, despite pressure from the Serb at 30-30

  20. 1-4 - Another battling service game for Djokovic, as he has to recover from 15-30, but an eighth ace, down the T, and some solid groundstrokes from the Serb and he has a 4-1 lead

  21. 1-3 - A much better service game from Delic as he holds to 15 to get himself off the mark in this third set - and remains just the one break down

  22. 0-3 - Djokovic is forced to face two break points but he saves the first with his seventh ace and the second with another service winner, before going on to hold when Delic runs round his backhand and hits the resulting forehand into the net

  23. 0-2 - DJOKOVIC BREAKS! And he is very pleased with it as he clenches his fist and yells! A couple of double faults from Delic don't help his cause and the world number three seals the break when his opponent slaps a forehand long

  24. 0-1 - Better from Djokovic as he holds to 30 when Delic hits a backhand into the bottom of the net

  25. 6-4 - DELIC TAKES THE SET TO LEVEL UP! Great work from Delic as he comes up with a second serve winner to seal the set with no sign of nerves whatsoever

  26. 5-4 - Djokovic holds to force Delic to serve it out, but not before the Serb has suffered some more nerves and allowed his opponent to push him to deuce

  27. 5-3 - Delic is really gunning for this set now as he races through another service hold, much to the delight of his support camp. Djokovic will have to serve to stay in the set

  28. 4-3 - Much better from Djokovic again as he holds to remain just the one break down

  29. 4-2 - Djokovic has an immediate chance to break back but squanders it by going for too acute an angle on a forehand passing shot and pushing it wide. Delic doesn't need to be told twice and quickly holds to cement the break

  30. 3-2 - DELIC BREAKS! Fantastic from the American as he pushes Djokovic from one side of the court to the other before thumping a ferocious forehand out wide that a scampering Djokovic can just reach but sends dribbling into the net

  31. A-40 - Delic earns himself a break point by more than holding his own in a lengthy baseline rally with Djokovic before using all of his 1.95m frame to leap up to a forehand smash which he thumps into the open court. Djokovic gets himself out of trouble with an ace before landing a cross court forehand right on the outside of the line. But Delic again goes toe-to-toe with Djokovic from the baseline and earns a second chance at the break

  32. 2-2 - Delic holds despite Djokovic making a move and pushing his opponent to 30. Still on serve in this second set though

  33. 1-2 - Djokovic is just racing through his service games now, as he fires down another ace and a couple of winners to sling all the pressure back across the net at his opponent

  34. 1-1 - Delic also hold his opening service game of this second set, throwing in an ace as well for good measure

  35. 0-1 - Another easy service game for the Serb, who seems to have put that break point blip behind him, as he holds to get the second set underway

  36. 2-6 - DJOKOVIC TAKES THE FIRST SET! A very solid and comfortable first set from the number three seed and he takes it at the second attempt, breaking the Delic serve in the process, with a forehand smash down the line

  37. 2-5 - Djokovic finds himself in a spot of bother on his serve, facing a break point. But an ace, his second of the match, gets him out of trouble and he quickly goes on to hold. Delic will have to serve to stay in the set after the change of ends

  38. 2-4 - A much better service game from Delic as he holds for the loss of just the one point to stop the run of games against him

  39. 1-4 - Djokovic holds to 15 to cement the break, when Delic hits long again. The unforced error count for the American is already up to nine, compared to just the one winner, and Djokovic is taking full advantage of it

  40. 1-3 - DJOKOVIC BREAKS! A very poor game from the American leaves Djokovic with three break points. The first goes begging as the Serb hits into the net when attempting a forehand down the line but Delic slaps the ball long on the next point to gift Djokovic the break

  41. 1-2 - Another quick and easy service game for the Serb. Djokovic is yet to lose a point when his first serve has gone in, and he has missed three of them so far

  42. 1-1 - A solid, battling hold from Delic, who doesn't seem overawed by the situation

  43. 0-1 - Djokovic holds for the opening game when Delic hits a forehand into the net

  44. 0-0 - Djokovic won the toss and opted to serve first. So it's the defending champion that will get us underway ...

  45. 01:39 - These players have met just the once before, at Wimbledon two years ago, with Djokovic triumphing in four sets

  46. 01:37 - Hello and welcome to Eurosport Yahoo!'s LIVE coverage of this third round clash between defending champion Novak Djokovic and American Amer Delic

Amer Delic

Nationality USA
Date of Birth 30/06/1982
Height 1.95 m
Weight 93 kg

Novak Djokovic

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

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