The singles quarterfinals of the men’s tennis Rolex Shanghai Masters (Shanghai, China, hard, ATP 1000) were held on the 11th, with 4th seed N. Djokovic (Serbia) defeating world No. 65 J. Mencic (Czech Republic). He defeated them 6-7 (4-7), 6-1, 6-4, advancing to the top four for the ninth time in six years, and was just two wins away from his 100th tour victory.
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Djokovic, 37, will be playing in the tournament for the 10th time in five years. He has won the championship four times in the past (2012, 2013, 2015, 2018).
In this tournament, he defeated A. Mikkelsen (USA) who is ranked 43rd in the world in the second round, F. Cobolli (Italy) who is the 28th seed in the third round, and R. Safiulin (ranked 61st) in the fourth round to advance to the quarterfinals. I proceeded.
In the quarterfinals, the first set went to a tie-break, but Mensik won it and took the lead. In the second set, Djokovic got a break in the second game, got a break in the sixth game, and continued to dominate Mensik, catching up to one set all.
In the final set, Djokovic broke in the fifth game and did not allow his opponent to break back, advancing to the final four in 2 hours and 19 minutes.
Djokovic currently has 99 tour wins and is just two wins away from winning his 100th career title.
Furthermore, at the age of 37 years and 4 months, he became the third oldest player to reach the semifinals of the ATP Masters 1000 since the series began in 1990. Both records are held by Roger Federer (Switzerland), who reached the top four of the ATP Masters 1000 twice in 2019 at the age of 37 years and 7 months.
Djokovic will face seventh seed T. Fritz of the United States in the semifinals. Fritz advanced to the quarterfinals by defeating world No. 66 D. Goffin (Belgium) in straight sets.
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