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TAG: T-Berd holds off “amazing” Ukrainian in the end

We're picking up the Berdych-Dolgopolov Jr. match here at 2-3 in the third set on grandstand. #7 seed Berdych took the first set 6-3 but the #49 ranked Ukrainian won the second set tiebreak. Dolgopolov Jr. is up 40-0, serves wide and Berdych can't handle it with his backhand. It's now 3-3. Dolgopolov looks right at home in this pressure-cooker situation, the third round of a Master Series, as he casually bops the ball in his pocket back to the other side of the court in a kind of slow motion gesture. Dolgopolov is conveying a message of extreme confidence here to the dangerous Wimbledon finalist. Continue to read full article...

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