Djokovic served first and it was a love game. He then broke the Japanese player, winning the last three points.
Nishioka held serve without another issue, until the eighth game, where he faced a break point. This he successfully negotiated.
The problem was dealing with the Djokovic serve. The #2 seed surrendered just one point on serve for the entire set, and so he comfortably took it 6-3.
Nishioka opened set two with difficulty. He seemed ok at 40-15, having just passed Djokovic at the net with a forehand. However, the next Djokovic drop shot was too good, setting up a volley put away. Deuce arrived after a double fault, and another game point lost after a backhand error. Double fault and long forehand confirmed a break of serve.
At 2-4, Djokovic struck again, this time breaking to 15, and the set was served out to love. He led 6-3 6-2.
Set three began with Djokovic breaking the first two serves of a hapless Nishioka. The challenge had not been all bad when Nishioka was serving, until now - he just could not lay a handle on the amazingly accurate serving of Djokovic.
At 5-2, Djokovic experienced the first break point against his delivery for the match. His remedy was an ace, and he secured victory on his second match point.
The win was ever so clinical 6-3 6-2 6-2.
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