Djokovic beats also Cilic in straight sets

Another day, another straight sets win for Novak Djokovic.

The world no.1 claims another scalp in this ATP Finals after he defeated John Isner 6-4 6-3, Sascha Zverev 6-4 6-1, and now Marin Cilic 7-6 (7) 6-2.

The match against Cilic

The match was all about the first set. In fact, both players had very solid service games with the exception of the 6th (3-3)that Cilic won after a lot of struggle. Then the affair went to a tense tiebreak and Djokovic had even to save a set point when he was 5-6 down before winning the breaker at 7.

The second set was one-way traffic. In fact, while Marin was struggling to hold every single service game, Djokovic conceded just 3 points in total on serve. The set was decided after the world no.1 won 5 consecutive games to reverse a 1-2 deficit in a 6-2 win. The contest ended after 1 hour and 35 minutes.

The first set decided the match

After the match, Nole commented

“I knew before the match that I had qualified for the semi-finals and I knew who I am playing tomorrow night. It was easy to approach this match with 100 per cent willingness to win it.

I have been in similar situations before. These things can happen and both of us really wanted to win from the first point. It was a very close first set which probably decided the match.”

The semifinal

Djokovic will play the semifinal against Kevin Anderson. The head to head is 7-1 for the Serb.