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Hello and welcome to LIVE coverage from the third of the men's French Open quarter-finals between world number one Novak Djokovic and resurgent German 12th seed Tommy Haas.

N. Djokovic vs T. Haas | Roland-Garros
Men's Singles | Quarter-final | 05.06.2013 | Paris
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N. Djokovic (1)
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T. Haas (12)
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Pippa Davis

Updated 05/06/2013 at 16:43 GMT


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So that completes the French Open semi-finals line-up. It is Novak Djokovic v Rafael Nadal and David Ferrer v Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
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DJOKOVIC 6-3 7-6(5) 7-5 - GAME, SET & MATCH! Djokovic makes no mistakes this time around as he earns himself three match points. He only needs the one, rattling a bakchand down the line and on to the baseline to seal the win and set up a mouth-watering semi-final against Rafael Nadal.
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DJOKOVIC 6-3 7-6(5) 6-5 - BREAK! Djokovic sends another routine forehand long to hand Haas the chance to level at 30-30 before a forehand well, well long from the German gifts Djokovic another break point. Again the chance goes begging for Djokovic but Haas hands him a third chance and this time the Serb does break when Haas sends another wild forehand long. Djokovic will serve for the match for a second time.
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DJOKOVIC 6-3 7-6(5) 5-5 - BREAK! Djokovic sends a forehand long, from the service line, to hand Haas a break back point. And that's exactly what the German does when Djokovic nets what for him should be a regulation forehand.
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DJOKOVIC 6-3 7-6(5) 5-4 - Djokovic squanders a first match point when he nets a backhand and Haas recovers to hold with a big serve that Djokovic can only net in response. Djokovic will get the chance to serve out the match after the change of ends though.
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DJOKOVIC 6-3 7-6(5) 5-3 - Djokovic holds without too much trouble, a big forehand drawing the backhand lob from Haas and leaving the Serb with a straightforward smash winner to seal the game. Haas will have to serve to stay in the match now.
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DJOKOVIC 6-3 7-6(5) 4-3 - BREAK! Djokovic is furious with himself when he puts a forehand into the net to hand Haas a game point from deuce. But the German fails to take advantage of it and instead Djokovic gets a break point, which he barely has to do anything to seal as Haas hits a sloppy backhand well wide across court.
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DJOKOVIC 6-3 7-6(5) 3-3 - Djokovic's level has definitely dropped in this set, already racking up five unforced errors. But he holds again to level up.
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DJOKOVIC 6-3 7-6(5) 2-3 - Haas holds from 30-30 with a backhand winner down the line. The German sneaks ahead again in this third set and keeps alive his slim hopes of getting back into this match.
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DJOKOVIC 6-3 7-6(5) 2-2 - BREAK! Djokovic is left hanging his head after a netted forehand gifts Haas his first break points of the match. . The Serb then gives Haas a second serve to look at and sure enough the German does break back when Djokovic fails to find the court with another forehand.
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DJOKOVIC 6-3 7-6(5) 2-1 - BREAK! Djokovic breaks to love when Haas goes wide across court with a forehand after Djokovic had drilled his forehand return of serve right on to the baseline,
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DJOKOVIC 6-3 7-6(5) 1-1 - Normal service is resumed from Djokovic as he holds by dragging Haas up to the net and beating the German will his drop shot.
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DJOKOVIC 6-3 7-6(5) 0-1 - Haas holds without too much trouble, producing a forehand winner to seal the game. That should get some aggression out for the German.
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DJOKOVIC 6-3 7-6(5) - SET! And one set point is all Djokovic needs, the Serb putting an inside out forehand across court and into the corner, which Haas fires wide down the line on the backhand wing.
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DJOKOVIC 6-3 6-6 (6-5) - TIE-BREAK! After working hard to get up the mini-break at the change of ends, Haas drops three straight points to allow Djokovic right back into it. The Serb goes long with a forehand to allow Haas to level at 5-5 but Haas then hits long to hand Djokovic a first set point.
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DJOKOVIC 6-3 6-6 (2-4) - TIE-BREAK! Djokovic goes long with a forehand to kill a budding rally and leave Haas leading by the double break at the change of ends.
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DJOKOVIC 6-3 6-6 - It will be a tie-break as Haas holds from deuce when Djokovic goes just marginally long with a forehand, the German stopping mid-point and getting umpire Bernardes to come down from the chair and check the mark that he is sure is out. It is and Haas has the hold that forces the breaker.
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DJOKOVIC 6-3 6-5 - Yet another love service game is sealed by Djokovic when Haas fails to keep his forehand return in to land it in court and the German will have to serve to stay in the set for a second time.
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DJOKOVIC 6-3 5-5 - Even a set up Djokovic is left frustrated with himself when he nets a forehand after being caught out by a nasty bounce on the baseline from a Haas forehand. It could have brought up two set points but instead Haas levels before going on to hold with another netted forehand from Djokovic and then a big service winner down the centre of the court.
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DJOKOVIC 6-3 5-4 - Another ace helps Djokovic secure yet another love service hold to leave Haas serving to stay in this second set after the change of ends.