Tennis from the Australian Open, where all eyes were on Novak Djokovic as he took on Andy Roddick in the quarter-final.
Both men's powerful service games were apparent in a tightly contested first set. Djokovic narrowly claimed the opener 7-6 with a whipping cross-court forehand.
NovakDjokovicofSerbiawavestotheaudienceasheretiresfromthe
men'ssinglesquarterfinalmatchagainstAndyRoddickoftheU.S.at
theAustralianOpentennistournamentinMelbourne,Jan.27,2009.
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Roddick came back though, taking the second and third set 6-4 and 6-2.
With Roddick holding a 2-1 lead in the fourth, Djokovic signaled to the match umpire that he wanted to quit the match, citing cramps and soreness in his body.
Novak Djokovic said, "look, I mean, I'm a professional tennis player for a couple of years now. There is absolutely no question about whether I have motivation and will and desire to continue the match and defend my title. There is absolutely no doubt that I have it to me. My mind wanted me to continue on. I could have stopped even before in the end of the second set, because I felt really bad. I continued on playing thinking that something could help me out, maybe a treatment and things like that. But just kept coming back."
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