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Djokovic dominates Murray

ByReuters

Published 18/03/2007 at 06:05 GMT

Novak Djokovic overwhelmed Andy Murray 6-2 6-3 to reach the Indian Wells Masters final on Saturday.

TENNIS 2007 Australian Open Murray

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Djokovic, seeded 12th, beat fellow 19-year-old Murray, the 13th-seeded Briton who was clearly struggling with the ankle injury he sustained in his quarter-final against Tommy Haas.
Djokovic's win over Murray guaranteed him a place in the top 10 when the new world rankings are released on Monday but the Briton said it may have been a mistake to play the match.
"I didn't know how I was going to feel really till I got on court," said Murray, who also bruised his hip and knee when he fell during the match against Haas. "And I made a bit of an unprofessional decision to have gone on.
"I guess the older you get, the more you learn that it's not always about just going. I wanted to go out and try and play and maybe see if I could move okay.
"Then after the first couple of games, I kind of realised, that when you can't change direction, and when the movement, which is generally the best part of your game, is missing, it's quite hard to play. I was a little bit scared to move."
Murray will reach a career-high number 12 when the rankings are released and hopes to be in better shape when he plays in Miami next week.
"I want to get ready for that and give 110 percent there," he said. "I hope that I'm going to be okay to play, but I'm 90 percent sure I should be fine."
Djokovic will be the first Serbian man to reach the top 10.
"It means a lot in our country because we've never had a big tennis tradition," Djokovic said.
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