Novak Djokovic wins another match in Rome to finally reach his 1st semifinal in almost 1 year after Eastbourne.
In order to get to the final 4, Nole had to defeat Kei Nishikori in 3 sets after 2 hours and 21 minutes. The key of this quarterfinal was in the last part of the 3rd set. In fact, the couple was locked on a 3-all scoreline when Nole managed to break the Japanese (4-3) to then hold his serve after recovering a 0-30 deficit. Then it was time for the former world no.1 to break his opponent again and win the contest 2-6 6-1 6-3.
It means a lot to me.
After the match, Nole commented
“It means a lot to me to be able to play [in the] semi-finals of a tournament again. This is what I was looking forward to. This is what I was hoping to achieve.”
The semis vs. Nadal
Nole will face Nadal in the semifinal. The head to head is 26-24 for Djokovic, 15-7 for the Spaniard on clay. Nadal is definitely the favorite to win this match, but if the Serbian has the tennis and the experience to upset his rival.
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