Video: Denis Istomin plays a game to remember against Novak Djokovic

MELBOURNE, Australia -- En route to a 6-3, 6-3, 7-5 loss to Novak Djokovic, No. 49 Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan put on a clinic on how to win a game against the

Courtney Nguyen|

MELBOURNE, Australia -- En route to a 6-3, 6-3, 7-5 loss to Novak Djokovic, No. 49 Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan put on a clinic on how to win a game against the three-time defending champion.

Istomin started his service game with an ace, then hits a stinging running forehand winner that takes him completely off the court. He follows that up with a perfectly placed backhand looper that lands smack on the line, and then finishes it off with one of the shots of the tournament, a running backhand that curves around the netpost and lands in.

See guys? It's really not that hard.

Watch the four-point sequence here:

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Published Jan 18, 2014 | Modified Jan 18, 2014

COURTNEY NGUYEN

Contributor, SI.com Nguyen is a freelance writer for SI.com, providing full coverage of professional tennis both on and off the court. Her content has become a must-read for fans and insiders to stay up-to-date with a sport that rarely rests. She has appeared on radio and TV talk shows all over the world and is one of the co-hosts of No Challenges Remaining, a weekly podcast available on iTunes. Nguyen graduated from the University of California, Irvine in 1999 and received a law degree from the University of California, Davis in 2002. She lives in the Bay Area.

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