PARIS: World number one Novak Djokovic steered Serbia to the brink of the Davis Cup quarter-finals on Friday, easing past Belgium’s Olivier Rochus on a makeshift court he described as the worst he’s ever encountered.
Australian Open champion Djokovic needed just an hour and 39 minutes to beat 32-year-old Rochus 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 to give Serbia a 2-0 lead in their World Group first round tie after Viktor Troicki took five sets to defeat David Goffin.
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