Novak Djokovic took a step closer to ending his title drought in 2024 after defeating Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor 7-5, 6-1 on Thursday to reach the Geneva Open semi-finals.
The world number one, who accepted a late wildcard to compete at the ATP 250 tournament ahead of defending his French Open title, showcased resilience and skill. Djokovic saved four set points from 0-40 down in the 10th game before breaking his opponent for a 6-5 lead, eventually serving out the first set.
The 37-year-old Serb maintained his momentum in the second set, breaking serve three times in just 25 minutes to prevail over the world number 27.
“Great win. I thought that the first set could have gone his way easily because I think he was the better player for most of the first set,” said Djokovic. “He had three set points. I was facing 0-40 at 5-4 for him, so we could have been having a completely different direction of the match if he converted those set points. I was lucky to find some really good serves and from that moment onwards really played some good solid tennis. The second set was really good. I want to thank everybody for the support on this cold day.”
Djokovic, who has been stuck on 98 singles titles since triumphing at last year’s ATP Finals, is eager to end his title drought and carry this form into the upcoming French Open.
Djokovic in Geneva, ranking, and results in 2024
WWWWLWWLWL Currently ranked no.1, Novak has managed to achieve a 14-5 win-loss record in 2024. Novak is playing in Geneva where he conquered the world no.85 Yannick Hanfmann 6-3 6-3 and the world no.27 Tallon Griekspoor 7-5 6-1.
Novak Djokovic will fight against the world no.44 Tomas Machac in the semifinal on Friday at 2:30 pm on CENTER COURT. Their actual head to head record is 1-0 for Djokovic.
Novak won 98 titles in his career: 52 on hard courts, 19 on clay courts, 19 on indoor courts and 8 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
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