Djokovic had problems against Djere from the start and found no means against his furiously playing opponent in the first set. Consequently, the outsider won the first set 6:2.
After the early setback and the impending end, Djokovic was better able to adapt to Djere. Nevertheless, the tiebreak had to bring the decision. The Djoker won this 8:6.
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The decisive sentence subsequently developed into a real thriller. With the score at 4:3 in the tiebreak, Djere missed the huge chance to make it 5:3 and put a simple attacking ball into the net.
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