Fish sets up Djokovic clash

Fish: Will face Djokovic

He beat me at Wimbledon the last time we played in straight sets. Other than that it has gone the distance.

Mardy Fish
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Former finalist Mardy Fish saw off German Michael Berrer 1-6 6-1 6-3 at the BNP Paribas Open to line up a second-round meeting with Novak Djokovic.

The American, who was ruled out for most of the second half of last season due to a fractured rib and left knee surgery, was defeated by second-seeded Djokovic in the 2008 final.

And the 28-year-old is looking forward to reigniting his rivalry with the world number two.

Rivalry

"We've played three or four times, we've had some great matches," said Fish.

"He beat me at Wimbledon the last time we played in straight sets. Other than that it has gone the distance."

In other first round action, veteran Spaniard Carlos Moya made over 50 unforced errors before prevailing 7-6 (9-7) 7-6 (7-5) in a gritty battle against American qualifier Tim Smyczek.

Playing at the Masters 1000 tournament for the first time since 2008, 33-year-old Moya was forced to save two set points in the opening tiebreaker before saving two while trailing 5-3 in the second as he fought for the win.

The former world number one, who received a wildcard into the main draw, was plagued by injuries last season, and admits there is room for improvement in his game.

"I'm hitting the ball and training well," said Moya.

"But I can see I'm having trouble closing out matches.

"That's not something you can practice for. My goal now is to try and play as many matches as possible. In the first set I had so many chances. I made it very difficult to win."

Triumph

Meanwhile, Croatian Mario Ancic beat American Bobby Reynolds 4-6 6-3 6-4 to advance to the second round alongside Frenchmen Jeremy Chardy and Florent Serra, Fabio Fogini of Italy, Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay, Ramon Delgado of Paraguay, Philipp Petzschner of Germany, Kevin Anderson of South Africa, Rainer Schuettler of Germany and Guillermo Garcia-Lopez of Spain.

The top 32 seeds, headed by world number one Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal, will enter the competition at the second round after enjoying first-round byes.