Jul 23, 2008
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Toronto - Novak Djokovic began the defence of his Toronto Masters title as he dulled the big game of Canadian local hero Frank Dancevic 6-4, 6-4, on Tuesday to reach the third round. Serbs filled the stands with Dancevic, who is of Serbian, battling third seeded Serbian Djokovic. Djokovic was putting behind a poor Wimbledon showing, but said he's not thinking of his leading rivals Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, both of whom he beat in Montreal a year ago on the way to the trophy. Djokovic and Dancevic fired up their serves from the start, with Djokovic finding his precision return game to make the difference in his first visit to Toronto. "I did what I needed to win, so I'm happy," he said. "I'm not looking at ranking points, I'm just trying to enjoy. I have had my best results on hardcourts." Djokovic ended the first set...
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