Novak Djokovic reached the quarter-finals of the Rolex Shanghai Masters for a tenth time following a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Roman Safiullin on Wednesday.
The Serbian star saved all three break factors he confronted in the course of the one hour, 13-minute conflict on the Qi Zhong Tennis Middle, breaking his rival thrice from 5 alternatives.
“Each final evening’s match and tonight have been, perhaps, among the finest matches I’ve performed shortly, so I’m simply having fun with myself on the court docket,” stated Djokovic. “If you play properly and really feel good, there may be clearly a variety of pleasure in placing a tennis ball on the court docket. These sensations I’ve on the tennis court docket are among the the reason why I carry on taking part in and carry on competing as a result of I actually consider that I can play at a really excessive degree. Now, it’s a matter of preserving that consistency and likewise having a superb break day the court docket.”
Match statistics: aces (4-2), double faults (1-2), winners (17-10), unforced errors (16-21), complete factors gained (58-36).
Djokovic, the four-time champion, will play towards 19-year-old Czech, the ATP NextGen Jakub Mensik, for spot in final 4 of the Masters 1000 occasion.
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