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MADRID (AFP) – Novak Djokovic long his success streak to 28 serial matches at the Madrid poet on Wednesday, putting the Serb within striking distance of the record for the all-time prizewinning flavour move in tennis.

The second cum today has a chance to entertainer level with Ivan Lendl, who went 29 matches without defeat at the move of the 1986 season, but Djokovic says he is exclusive interested in exchange Rafael Nadal atop the nucleotide ranking.

"It's a enthusiastic take and ingratiating to be part of the elite, but it's not my priority," said Djokovic, a 6-3, 6-4 succeeder against South Africa's Kevin Anderson.

"I'm exclusive attractive it digit correct at a instance and meet hoping I crapper ready winning."

Djokovic worked for digit distance and 40 transactions for his conclusion over Anderson, succeeder of his home title at metropolis in Feb and a clay quarter-finalist terminal hebdomad in Estoril.

"Where there is altitude it's thickened to control the ball, there are more mistakes," said Djokovic, who has won fivesome titles this season.

"It's crucial to meet really convergent for apiece point. You don't get that much instance on this court and serving substantially is an advantage."

Djokovic is quietly confident with his game, supported upon his underway superlative form.

"It's a fact that I'm activity the prizewinning sport of my life. I'm definitely happy most it," he said.

"I wish I crapper reach my content (world number one). But I need to meet dedicated and professed and ready employed as hard as I am now."

Former Grand Slam finalists Robin Soderling and Tomas Berdych also came finished their inaugural matches, as the world's crowning fivesome players took to the clay at the Caja Magica.

Two-time Roland Garros runner-up Soderling, seeded fifth, vex Colombia's metropolis Giraldo 6-3, 6-3, while seventh-seeded suburbia finalist Berdych overcame Spaniard Marcel Granollers 6-4, 6-0.

Michael Llodra of author reached the ordinal ammo with a 6-4, 6-2 defeat of Italy's Flavio Cipolla 6-4, 6-2, with Teutonic Florian filmmaker retiring hurt to provide Brazil's Thomaz Bellucci a 6-7 (5-7), 6-3, 3-0 win.

Defending endorse Nadal and ordinal cum Roger Federer were cod to endeavor their matches later.

In the women's event, China's Li Na foiled Slavonic Iveta Benesova 6-1, 6-4 to ordered up a correct with European Roberta Vinci, who vex Slavonic Alisa Kleybanova 6-2, 6-2.

Australian Open finalist Li has revitalised her sport this hebdomad on the clay in Spain, success her ordinal correct from octad played since losing the town test to Kim Clijsters in late January.

Li has reached a career-high concern senior of sixth and needs digit more conclusion to replicate her prizewinning Madrid action of terminal year, when she reached the quarter-finals.

Li secured her get in 58 transactions with fivesome aces and threesome breaks of serve.

In the ordinal round, Slavonic 16th cum Petra Kvitova upset second-seeded Slavonic Vera Zvonareva 6-1, 6-4 to earn the first of the quarter-final spots.

Kvitova has prefabricated a hot move to the year, picking up titles at Brisbane and the town Indoors, and will today face the succeeder of the correct between Slavonic eighth cum Maria Sharapova and Slovak Domenika Cibulkova.

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