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Besides being tested by the NextGen American, Novak Djokovic also had to overcome emotions as the Serb had lost his cool after being slapped with a warning.<\/h2>\n
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Novak Djokovic overcame a sluggish start and saved set points to beat Alex Michelsen 7-6(3), 7-6(9) in a riveting second-round clash at the Shanghai Masters as the Serb inched closer to a 100th career title. En route to the win, besides being tested by the NextGen American, Djokovic also had to overcome emotions as the 37-year-old had lost his cool after being slapped with a warning.<\/p>\n

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The incident happened in the second set of the match, when the world No. 4 received a time violation after running down the shot clock when serving at 15-30 down.\u00a0Djokovic, unhappy with the call, bounced the ball away, walked up to chair umpire Mohamed Lahyani and questioned his decision. “Why do you do this man? Why do you do this man?” he asked.<\/p>\n

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However, the umpire quickly reminded him that Shanghai Masters was using an automated shot clock, which begins three seconds after the previous shot ends, leaving players with only 25 seconds to serve. Hence, the umpire has no control over delaying the start of the clock after the end of a long rally or due to crowd noise.<\/p>\n

Following the incident, commentator Nick Lester noted that the umpire felt bad for handing Djokovic the warning. He said: “It was almost like he didn\u2019t want to do it. He said it with a whisper didn\u2019t he, Mohamed Lahyani there. He knew what was coming.”<\/p>\n

Co-commentator Arvind Palmer replied: “It\u2019s not ideal, is it? But it\u2019s enforcing the rules. That\u2019s half the problem, the rules aren\u2019t always enforced. Starts automatically, goes over 25 [seconds], what are you supposed to do?”<\/p>\n

Djokovic, however, bounced back quickly to serve an ace, before holding serve. and later fought back again later in the set when Michelsen held two set points in the deciding tie-break.<\/p>\n

“It was the first match against Alex and I also hadn’t played in a while, so it took me a little time to get the rust off,\u201d said Djokovic, who boasts a record 35 match wins in Shanghai. \u201cHe started off terrifically; big serves and an aggressive style of tennis… he’s not afraid to step it up and take it to his opponent.<\/p>\n

“It was a very close encounter and I thought a high level of tennis in both sets. I’m just glad to keep calm when it mattered in the second-set tie-break.\u201d<\/p>\n

Djokovic, who was still donning a protective sleeve over his right knee, will next face the winner of the match between 28th-seeded Flavio Cobolli or former Grand Slam winner Stan Wawrinka.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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