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Djokovic wins, Nadal loses in Montreal

Serbia's Novak Djokovic returns in his match against Spain's Rafael Nadal in the Mens Singles Final of the 125th Wimbledon Championships in Wimbledon,England on Sunday, July 03, 2011. UPI/Hugo Philpott
Serbia's Novak Djokovic returns in his match against Spain's Rafael Nadal in the Mens Singles Final of the 125th Wimbledon Championships in Wimbledon,England on Sunday, July 03, 2011. UPI/Hugo Philpott | License Photo

MONTREAL, Aug. 10 (UPI) -- Novak Djokovic, competing for the first time since he became the No. 1 ranked player in the world, earned a third-round berth Wednesday at the Rogers Cup.

Rafael Nadal, who lost his No. 1 world ranking to Djokovic last month, became a huge upset victim when he fell to Ivan Dodig.

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Djokovic improved his amazing record this year to 51-1, defeating Nikolay Davydenko 7-5, 6-1. The only loss for Djokovic thus far in 2011 came against Roger Federer in the semifinals of the French Open.

A month later Djokovic moved atop the world rankings by defeating Nadal for the championship at Wimbledon.

This was Djokovic's first match since Wimbledon. He received a bye past the first round of this tournament and in the third round he will meet Marin Cilic, who defeated Juan Martin del Potro 6-3, 6-4.

Dodig, with one tournament victory to his credit this year along with a runner-up finish, shocked Nadal 1-6, 7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (7-5). Dodig will face Janko Tipsarevic in the third round after Tipsarevic defeated Fernando Verdasco 6-4, 6-7 (5-7), 6-3.

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Federer, who would meet Djokovic in the semifinals if both continue to advance, won his second-round match over Vasek Pospisil 7-5, 6-3. Federer will take on Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the third round following Tsonga's 6-3, 7-6 (7-1) win over Bernard Tomic.

Viktor Troicki, Gael Monfils, Richard Gasquet, Nicolas Almagro, Tomas Berdych and Ivo Karlovic also advanced Wednesday.

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