Djokovic rallies past Kohlschreiber

Novak Djokovic staved off three match points in the third set to beat Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany 6-3, 2-6, 7-6(3) in the third round of the BNP Paribas Open on Monday.

Djokovic, the 2008 champion, trailed love-40 on his serve in the 10th game of the third set, but got back into the match mostly on Kohlschreiber's mistakes. The Serb's forehand volley winner saved the first match point, then Kohlschreiber missed consecutive backhands for deuce.

Clijsters ousted

Kim Clijsters gave up seven straight points to lose 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (4) to Alisa Kleybanova of Russia in a women's night match. She joined top-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova, No. 3 Victoria Azarenka and No. 10 Maria Sharapova on the sidelines before the fourth round.

Defending champion and third-ranked Rafael Nadal needed just over an hour to put away Mario Ancic of Croatia, 6-2, 6-2.

In women's results, sixth-seeded Jelena Jankovic needed nearly three hours to get by Sara Errani of Italy, 2-6, 7-6 (6), 6-4.

The results: ATP Masters: Third round: Novak Djokovic bt Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-3, 2-6, 7-6(3); Juan Monaco bt Juan Carlos Ferrero 7-6(2), 3-6, 6-3; Rafael Nadal bt Mario Ancic 6-2, 6-2; Guillermo Garcia-Lopez bt Thomaz Bellucci 4-6, 6-2, 6-1; Ivan Ljubicic bt Brian Dabul 6-2, 6-3; Tomas Berdych bt Fernando Verdasco 6-0, 6-3; John Isner bt Sam Querrey 7-6 (3), 6-4.

WTA Open: Third round: Samantha Stosur bt Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-3, 6-0; Shahar Peer bt Flavia Pennetta 6-4, 6-7(4), 6-1; Vera Zvonareva bt Anastasija Sevastova 6-2, 6-3; Carla Suarez Navarro bt Agnes Szavay 6-4, 3-6, 6-1; Jelena Jankovic bt Sara Errani 2-6, 7-6(6), 6-4; Alisa Kleybanova bt Kim Clijsters 6-4, 1-6, 7-6(4); Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez bt Victoria Azarenka 7-6(4), 6-2; Yanina Wickmayer bt Roberta Vinci 6-1, 3-6 . — AP