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Good evening and welcome to LIVE text commentary of the Montreal Masters final between Novak Djokovic and Mardy Fish.

N. Djokovic vs M. Fish | Montreal
Men's Singles | Final | 14.08.2011 | Montreal
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N. Djokovic (1)
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M. Fish (6)
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GAME, SET & MATCH - DJOKOVIC 6-2 3-6 6-4 - Fish looks to attack Djokovic on the first point as he makes his way to the net. Nole's attempted pass isn't bad, but allows the American to get his racquet on it. He can only find the net though. A long rally then ensues with the Serb coming out on top courtesy of a HUGE cross-court forehand. Three match points are soon up as Fish makes an error on the forehand. Nole wastes all three with poor errors. Two big serves then seal the Championship.
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DJOKOVIC 6-2 3-6 5-4 - Very professional hold from Fish. He must be under a lot of pressure but doesn't show a single bit of it. The American holds his nerve and serves his way to a hold to 15. Djoko will no serve for the match.
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DJOKOVIC 6-2 3-6 5-3 - He's back. Djokovic races to 40-0 with two huge serves and a forehand winner down the line. The Serb seals the hold with a sliding backhand winner down the line. One game away from the record!!
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DJOKOVIC 6-2 3-6 4-3 - Big hold. Big, big hold. Fish goes down 0-30 and looks out of it. He fights back though, taking the next four points. He could do with a break right about now...
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DJOKOVIC 6-2 3-6 4-2 - Djokovic is in the ascendancy now. He's serving big and hitting even bigger. The Serb races to 30-0 but makes a sloppy error on the forehand. Two big serves seal the game for the World No.1. Another trophy looks to be on the way now...
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BREAK - DJOKOVIC 6-2 3-6 3-2 - Fish makes two successive errors on the forehand. A lack of footwork was his downfall. A third wayward forehand gifts Nole three break points. The first is taken when Djokovic retrieves a ball out wide and sends it high to the back of the court. Fish attempts a semi-smash but finds the net.
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DJOKOVIC 6-2 3-6 2-2 - Solid hold for the Serb, who seems to have lost his way a little in the previous couple of game. He's serving at 64% on his first serve and is winning 72% of the points from it.
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DJOKOVIC 6-2 3-6 1-2 - Fish races to 30-0 with two great serves. He then double faults for the second time in this set to allow Nole back into it. Two further aces seal the game. Tight.
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DJOKOVIC 6-2 3-6 1-1 - Solid start to his opening service game. he takes a 40-0 lead with some brutal hitting. Fish looks unhappy - how can he trade shots with Nole in the previous game and then be so far out of the points in this one? He gives then next forehand his everything. All or nothing. It pays off and then gives him the belief to get back to 40-30. A mishit backhand however, hands Nole the hold.
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DJOKOVIC 6-2 3-6 0-1 - Fish looks to be cruising towards a love service hold before a double fault and a forehand into the net allow Nole back into it. The Serb gets back to deuce before earning himself a break point when forcing the American wide with a forehand. Fish delivers a beauty of a serve out wide which Nole can't keep in court. Fish finally holds, after Nole having three break points, courtesy of a neat volley and an ace.
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SET - DJOKOVIC 6-2 3-6 - Two very sloppy errors from Djokovic give Fish a sniff of a break, and the set. The World No.1 sends a forehand wide under no pressure at all before looking for a drophot. It comes up short. A forehand then flies long to hand Fish three set points. Fish produces a forehand winner to take the match into a third set.
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DJOKOVIC 6-2 3-5 - Nole takes the opening point when Fish sends his forehand wide under pressure. He responds well though, kick-servig out wide before firing the forehand winner the other way. The American then nets a routine forehand after having the Serb on the ropes. An ace down the middle takes the sixth seed level. The American then nets to hand Djoko a break point. he then sticks in the rally and outlasts the World No.1 yet again. Two big serves ensure a vital hold.
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DJOKOVIC 6-2 3-4 - Djoko races to 30-0 courtesy of some big serves. Fish claws his way back level with an excellent return followed by an even better pass. Nole produces another serve to get to game point but yet another unbelievable cross-court return winner from the American takes the game to deuce. A forehand winner and an ace secure the hold. The Serb still needs a break.
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DJOKOVIC 6-2 2-4 - Fish really looks on top of his game at the minute. Novak is shaking his head in disbelief. That's 13 of the last 17 points as Fish takes a 40-0 lead. Another shout of "YEAH" can be heard from Fish as the Serb hits a winner off the return from way out wide. The American then makes a poor error on the forehand before Nole sends produces a lightning-quick forehand winner. The Serb's racket is then on the floor following a poor shot. A drop-shot seals the game. Nole applauds.
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BREAK - DJOKOVIC 6-2 2-3 - Monster!! Djoko produces a quite astonishing forehand whilst out of the court to put Fish under pressure. The Serb follows it up with a backhand winner.The World No.1 then makes two successive backhand errors before Fish takes advantage of a weak second serve - sending it for a winner. The first break point is saved when Fish nets a forehand. A poor drop-shot then allows Nole to hit a forehand winner. Two huge backhands seal the American's first break.
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DJOKOVIC 6-2 2-2 - Fish again goes for the winner when he really should just make his opponent play one more ball. The American nets an attempted backhand approach. Pressure!! Nole nets a routine backhand. He's irritated by it too. Fish serve-volleys to take the next point. Another well-constructed serve volley sets up a game point. It's taken when Djoko mishits the return. Great hold.
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DJOKOVIC 6-2 2-1 - Nole sends an ace down the middle to take the opening point before Fish misses a return on the backhand - he sends it long. A second ace of the game bring about three game points. He's mixed up his serve well, Djokovic. Fish saves one point wth a forehand pass following a poor Djokovic drop-shot. The American then nets.
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DJOKOVIC 6-2 1-1 - Fish produces a one-two before making yet another bad judgement error following a long rally. He's been out-hitting Nole recently but has started to go for outright winners. Why? Two consecutive aces, one which was out, take the American to 40-15. Nole goes long with a forehand. We're level.
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DJOKOVIC 6-2 1-0 - BIG tennis from the World No.1. Novak is running his opponent all over the court. He goes forehand to forehand before unleashing a backhand cross-court to set up a winner. Fish responds, taking the ball early, and forces Nole to net. The two get into another long rally before the Serb nets. A third consecutive netted ground stroke hands Fish a break point. It's saved when the American sends a wild forehand wide. Two further errors gift Djoko the hold.
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SET - DJOKOVIC 6-2 - Uh oh! Not the best of starts to a must-hold game. Fish double faults. Nole then produces some quite stunning ground strokes which force the American into some defensive shots, allowing Djoko to hit a clean winner. A wild forehand error then brings up three set points. The first one is saved when the Serb goes for a clean winner off the serve. Fish's attempted forehand pass drifts wide. That's the set. He'll need to get back on his game in the second set.