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BERLIN Herren Nike Air Presto QS Schuhe Grau Schweiz , Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Hertha Berlin wrapped up their first win in 2016 thanks to Vedad Ibisevic's first-half winner against Cologne, at opener of the 23rd round in Bundesliga on Friday.
After one loss and four draws in the last games Berlin snatched a 1-0 victory on the road against Cologne. Berlin dominated the first half and scored the opener through Vedad Ibisevic. The hosts turned up in the second half but were unable to restore parity.
Berlin took the reins from the kick-off while Cologne defended deep in their territory. Nevertheless, the hosts created the first chance through Mergim Mavraj, who missed the target in the third minute.
The visitors worked out their first chances with 19 minutes into the game when Salomon Kalou pulled wide from 13 meters before Genki Haraguchi forced Cologne goalkeeper Timo Horn to tip the ball over the bar moments later.
Despite Cologne's defensive strategy, they remained dangerous as Filip Mladenovic tested Rune Jarstein from sharp angle following Leonardo Bittencourt's build up play in the 34th minute.
Just when 48 Damen Nike Air Presto QS Schuhe Grau Rosa Schweiz ,900 spectators at the Rhein-Energie Stadium settled for a goalless first half, Vedad Ibisevic broke the deadlock at the 43rd minute. The striker completed a combination via Salomon Kalou to slot home into the far post corner.
After the restart, Cologne tried hard to level the scores but the hosts lacked in ideas to overcome Berlin's well-positioned defence. On top of that, Cologne were unlucky as referee Tobias Stieler oversaw a handball by Berlin's Per Skjelbred inside the box in the 73rd minute.
However, the hosts pressed frenetically and had another two promising opportunities to restore parity but Marcel Risse pulled over the bar from 18 meters before Anthony Modeste rattled the right post in the 83rd minute.
With the result Herren Nike Air Presto Zen Grau Gelb Marine Schweiz , Berlin sealed their first three points in 2016 to jump on the 3rd place for the nnow while Cologne remain on the ninth place.
The following fixtures are scheduled for Saturday: Wolfsburg encounter front-runners Bayern Munich, Hamburg see newly promoted Ingolstadt, Stuttgart face last placed Hannover and Bremen host newly promoted Darmstadt.
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By Luke Costin
MELBOURNE, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- Four-time champion Novak Djokovic has credited Boris Becker for his improved mentality after the world No.1 had another flawless victory at the Australian Open on Wednesday.
Big serving eighth seed Milos Raonic left Djokovic unchallenged as the Serb, who has dropped serve just once this tournament Herren Nike Air Presto Schuhe Grau Blau Schweiz , recorded a 7-6 (7-5), 6-4, 6-2.
The top seed will next play the defending champion, No.4 seed Stan Wawrinka, who also had little worry making it past Asia's No.1 Herren Nike Air Presto ISLAND Blau Schweiz , Kei Nishikori, earlier in the day.
Djokovic, who won Wimbledon and four Masters titles last year, said the biggest contribution from Becker since his appointment twelve months ago had been psychologically.
""Because he was the No.1 player of the world, multiple Grand Slam winner Damen Nike Air Presto Grau Rosa Schweiz , he understands exactly the kind of obstacles and challenges - mental challenges - I have to go through and I'm facing during a match,"" he said.
""Especially in the later stages of tournaments. That's where we talk a lot.
""We went through the same circumstances and situations in our careers. That's where he can help me the most.""
It was in the head where Djokovic most easily succeeded against Raonic, whose questioning of himself only sped up his defeat.
Raonic has established himself as a top-10 player with a superior serve that is difficult to crack.
But against one of the sport's greatest returners, it was more regularly under pressure and led to Raonic making awful choices when trying to force winners.
Raonic lost 12 points from his 23 net approaches and rarely looked comfortable having even less time to figure out a way to put a ball past the world No.1.
In the most obvious display of Djokovic's first-rate mental game, he won two sets in five minutes by rushing the Canadian still ruing a missed opportunity.
The world No.1 boldly attacked Raonic's serve in the first game of the second set as Raonic's mind was still replaying the errors made to lost the previous set's tiebreak.
The Serb broke within five points and that early break turned out to be the second set's decisive break Damen Nike Air Presto Lila Schweiz , crushing Raonic's slim hopes.
Another significant difference was the eighth seed's inability to pressure the Djokovic serve.
He won just 12 points and failed to put a third of Djokovic's balls in play.
Many of the other two-thirds of attempted returns were hit so poorly, they popped up and invited the world No.1 to control the point.
""If you watch the footage, he was pretty much on the baseline the whole time (during rallies) and I was further back,"" said a downcast world No.8.
Thus, with his own serve basically insurmountable Herren Nike Air Presto QS Schwarz Schweiz , the man who won over 14 million U.S. dollars in prize money last year rolled into the final four with ease.
""From the first game till the last, I played the way I wanted,"" Djokovic said.
The world No.1 has won the title each year he has made the semi-final and, given his flawless tennis so far, the Serb is odds-on favorite to take his eighth Grand Slam on Sunday night.
Standing in his way of Sunday's final is Stan Wawrinka Damen Nike Air Presto Schwarz Schweiz , the only man to beat Djokovic at Melbourne Park since 2010.
The world No.4 did so by winning 9-7 in the fifth set of their 2014 quarter-final, the third consecutive time the pair went to five sets in a Grand Slam.
""I'm going to be ready for a fight,"" said Djokovic.
""But knowing that have raised the level of the performance tonight, and probably played (my) best match of the tournament so far, is affecting my confidence in a very positive way.""
The fit-looking Serb was confident his preparation was optimal for the challenge ahead.
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