Twitter Hails Djokovic and Gilles Simon after Epic Match at Australian Open

Published 01/24/2016, 5:21 AM EST

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Novak Djokovic overcame a defiant Gilles Simon in the fourth round of Australian Open after beating him 6-3 6-7 (1-7) 6-4 4-6 6-3 four hours and 32 minutes at the Rod Laver Arena.

In the process, Djokovic made a hundred unforced errors something very unexpected from the World Number 1. He also made it to his straight 27th quarter final in Grand Slams and will play Japan’s Kei Nishikori for a place in the semis.

“He is always making you play an extra shot. I made a lot of unforced errors today but he was fighting, he was playing well, physically it was very demanding and I’m just happy to get through this one,” said Djokovic after the match.

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As is the norm, the match between the two was trending on twitter and there were a lot of humorous and witty tweets by the fans.

https://twitter.com/roobynVC/status/691178953927725057

https://twitter.com/kishankragrawal/status/691196919654166528

https://twitter.com/tumcarayol/status/691177392845516800

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Gurkirat Singh Gill

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A sports enthusiast since 2003 with my first experience of connecting with sports being the Cricket World Cup 2003. Studying Engineering in Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology, University of Delhi, but pretty sure will not become an Engineer.
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