Djokovic survives, moves into round 4 at Indian Wells

Second seed Novak Djokovic has survived a serious scare to move into the fourth round at Indian Wells. Djokovic, was forced to save three match points before scraping past Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany on Monday.

Novak Djokovic of Serbia celebrates during  his victory over Philipp Kohlschreiber of  Germany at the Indian Wells ATP tennis  tournament in Indian Wells, California  March 15, 2010.REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Kohlschreiber, who beat Djokovic in straight sets when the pair last met at the 2009 French Open, fell behind after a 6-3 first set loss, but took the second set 6-2 after winning six games in a row. Kohlscrieber would press again in the third.

Trailing 5-4 and 0-40 in the 10th game of the final set, Djokovic got a reprieve as he took advantage of a spate of unforced errors by his opponent to claw back from the brink of defeat.