Djokovic beats Tsonga to reach the final in Shanghai

The world no.2 is as determined as ever to get back his no.1 rank back. It may not happen in 2013, but he wants it somewhere in 2014.

The semi-final against Tsonga had two very different sets.  In the first an early and quick 3-0 lead gave to the Serb the decisive advantage to then win the opener 6-2. In the second set Jo and Nole battled hard to exchange a couple of breaks in the 6th and 7th . The key point was in the 12th game when Jo lost the service to give the match to Nole. The match ended after 1 hour and 33 minutes.  Match Stats.

Nole: It’s important for me to get into another final

“It’s important for me to get into another final. My serving was very controlled, very efficient. I was trying to open up the court and move him around. I know he likes to have targets, he likes to play from the backhand corners so I tried not to let him into that comfort zone.” Said the Serb.

The final vs. Del Potro

Nole will play seed no.6 Juan Martin Del Potro. Head to head is 9-3 for the Djokovic.