After the ouster Rafael Nadal, a likely opponent who could have threatened the Serbian to defend his title, World no.1 and the defending champion Novak Djokovic plays his third round match 'much relaxed' against 28th ranked Czech Radek Stepanek at the CentreC Court Friday, 29 June.
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| Djokovic [above] should be careful playing Czech Stepanek [below] Friday |
Both the Serbian and the Czech have met seven times before with Djokovic having a clear edge over Stepanek 6-1.
Stepanek seems in good shape as he has won seven of his last ten matches, losing two on clay and one on grass. He beat B. Becker 6-2 7-6(4) 6-3 in his second round encounter.
Djokovic who moved to the third round by beating R. Harrison 6-4 6-4 6-4, has lost only two of his last ten matches - both at the hands of Nadal, whose threat to him is now no more after Rafa's ouster Thursday.
But after the setback of Nadal at the hands of a Czech, Djokovic should be careful playing against yet another Czech Friday today, much stronger than the 100th ranked Rosol who beat Nadal.
It will be interesting to watch the match between Djokovic and Stepanek scheduled for Friday, 29 June 2012 at 12:00 GMT on Centre Court.
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