Novak Djokovic vs. Kei Nishikori: Score, Reaction from Rogers Cup 2016 Final

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Published: July 31, 2016

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Novak Djokovic's domination of Kei Nishikori continued on Sunday at the Rogers Cup, as the world's top-ranked player knocked off the tournament's No. 3 seed 6-3, 7-5. 

This marked an excellent return to form for Djokovic, who was playing in his first tournament since losing to Sam Querrey in the third round at Wimbledon. He's been phenomenal all year, despite that one hiccup, with seven titles after defeating Nishikori.

Djokvoic had gone through a long dry spell in the Toronto-based event. This is his first Rogers Cup championship since he knocked off Richard Gasquet. 

Per Tennis Now, Djokovic's win extends his record-breaking number of career Masters 1000 titles:



The rivalry between Djokovic and Nishikori has been lopsided essentially for as long as they have played head-to-head but especially since November 2014. Djokovic has won the last nine matchups the two have played against each other. 

Djokovic's serve was his best asset in this match, though there wasn't a lot that went wrong for the 29-year-old. He lost just six points while on serve in a decisive 6-3 first-set win. 

In particular, Djokovic was on fire with his first serve. He had a 76 percent success rate on first serves and won 82 percent of those first serves. 

There was never a moment at which Nishikori looked like he was operating on the same level as Djokovic, and ESPN's Howard Bryant noted when Djokovic won a break point to take a 2-1 lead in the second set, he was "too much" for the Japanese star.

This has not been a typical tournament for Djokovic, who has looked sloppy at various points. His serve was not working against Gael Monfils in the semifinals—he made five double-faults and won nine of his 19 second-serve points—but he made up for it with six of seven break points saved. 

Sunday was exactly the kind of match...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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