adminSHANGHAI. – Defending champion Novak Djokovic shrugged off a injury scare to win his Shanghai Masters tennis opener yesterday, keeping alive the prospect of a mouth-watering quarter-final with Roger Federer, who also progressed.Top seed Djokovic cantered through the first set against Spain’s Marcel Granollers for the loss of only two games. But early in the second he pulled up in obvious discomfort and called for the ATP trainer, who applied heavy taping to his right foot and ankle.
Despite the medical treatment, the 26-year-old did not look inconvenienced as he returned to the court to seal a 6-2, 6-0 victory, hitting a total of 26 winners.
The Serb, newly dethroned from the number one ranking by Rafael Nadal, played down the incident afterwards.
“It was just an awkward movement. I was in an off-balance position. I was running and I made a quick movement that caused a sharp pain at that instant moment,” he said. – AFP.
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