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In the fourth game of the third set, however, after a fantastic get on a drop volley at 1-2 on Djokovic’s serve, Youzhny energized both himself and the crowd. \u00a0He finally converted his 8th break point chance for a 3-1 lead. \u00a0The fans in the stadium, clearly wanting to see a real match, got behind the Russian, which seemed to rattle the Serbian favorite, who began to spray errors. \u00a0Djokovic broke back from 0-40 down, for 3-4 in the 7th game, but then double-faulted away his hold game for 3-5. \u00a0It was a surprisingly passive and \u00a0poor game from Djokovic that gave Youzhny the third set on his serve.<\/p>\n
In the fourth, however, all the accumulated effort seemed to have left the Russian with nothing, and Djokovic appeared to have righted the ship. \u00a0Youzhny failed to win a single game.<\/p>\n
Djokovic will play Stan Wawrinka in the semifinals, who upset the defending champion Andy Murray earlier today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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