Djokovic moves through after brief hiccup

Mon Jun 23, 2008 7:23pm BST
 
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LONDON (Reuters) - Third seed Novak Djokovic moved safely through to the second round of Wimbledon on Monday, beating German journeyman Michael Berrer 7-5 2-6 6-3 6-0.

The Serb edged a tight first set, breaking the Berrer serve at 6-5 only to lose five games in a row in the second set as Berrer briefly threatened a first-day shock.

Australian Open winner Djokovic, seeded to play five-times champion Roger Federer in the semi-finals this year, quickly regained control with some classy tennis.

After taking the third set with a single break of serve he swept through the fourth in style..

(Reporting by Martyn Herman, editing by Clare Lovell)

 
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