World no.1 Novak Djokovic secured a 7-5, 6-1 win as he beat Tallon Griekspoor to maneuver into the semi-finals of the Gonet Geneva Open in 77 minutes on Thursday.
The 37-year-old Serbian star served at 4-5, 0/40, a recreation throughout which he fended off 4 set factors. He managed to interrupt his opponent within the eleventh recreation and served it out to shut the topsy-turvy first set.
From there, it was a one-way visitors for Novak, who broke the Dutchman thrice within the second set, within the first, third and seventh video games, to advance.
“Nice win. The primary set might have gone his approach simply as a result of I believe he was the higher participant for a lot of the first set,” Djokovic stated in his on-court interview. “He had three set factors. We might have been having a very completely different course of the match if he transformed these. I used to be fortunate to seek out some actually good serves and from that second onwards actually performed some good, strong tennis. He did assist me a bit with the errors, I believe the best way I performed the second set was actually good. So I wish to thank everyone once more for the assist and presence immediately on a chilly day.”
The highest-seeded Novak will subsequent face Tomas Machac. The Czech is thru to his first semis following a 6-3, 7-6 victory over Alex Michelsen.
Djokovic, a 24-time Grand Slam winner, is enjoying within the ATP 250 event in Switzerland for the primary time as preparation for the French Open.
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