Novak Djokovic faces Alexandr Dolgopolov in the last sixteen of the 2011 US Open.
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Djokovic finds himself in the slightly unusual situation of being relegated to Louis Armstrong stadium for his fourth round match. The top seed turned in a sublime performance on Saturday night to see of two-time semi-finalist Nikolay Davydenko in straight sets. Davydenko hung with him for two sets but you’re simply not going to match Djokovic these days by trying to out slug him from the back of the court.
Dolgopolov will provide a few different challenges. The 22 year old Ukrainian has almost the richest amount of variety than any player on the tour. He has some unbelievable dropshots, can mix up his attacks and change speeds at will which could throw Djokovic off his rhythm. He’s had a mixed bag of matches so far, surprisingly needing five sets to see off the cagey Italian Flavio Cipolla but then dealing well with the dangerous Ivo Karlovic – 6-7, 6-2, 6-4, 6-4.
However unfortunately Djokovic is one of the best aggressive returners in men’s tennis and he will leap at the chance to get stuck into the Dolgopolov second serve which needs plenty of improvement. The Ukrainian may keep him at bay for a while but I can still see Djokovic reaching the last eight without dropping a set.
