The former world number one won in three sets, but showed physical discomfort which could complicate his participation in his duel against Taylor Fritz.
Novak Djokovic He suffered more than necessary to overcome the promising Czech tennis player Jakub Mensik, only 19 years old and world number 65. The former world number one took the match to maximum sets and won 6-7(4), 6-1, 6-4. and will now face American Taylor Fritz in the semi-final of the Shanghai Masters 1000.
The victory, however, left some signs of concern regarding complications in the Serbian’s left knee. “It was a strange feeling at those moments of the match, but afterward everything was fine” he indicated, about the action in which he brought his hand to this area during the sixth game of the deciding set. “I hope when I calm down I won’t have any problems with it because I already have them with my right knee, so that would be great. We will see what happens tomorrow,” he added.
“These kinds of matches, against players under 20, that’s what motivates me they make me keep going and do my best. Show the world that I still have legs, that I can stand up to the young guys,” Nole said.
Positive assessment
The Balkans will play the semi-final number 78 of the Masters 1000 tournaments showing that at 37 years old it is still fully relevant.
“I faced Michelsen in the first round and today in a tough match with excellent servers,” he warned. “Tomorrow I will have a great waiter like Fritz in front of me. “So I have to prepare for another difficult and tough match,” he added of his rival. that he goes 9-0 in history.
In this context, he highlighted the complexities of the surface: “The conditions are fast, if you serve well you have a big advantage. I hope I can stay fresh and now we enter the last four players from the last two matches of the tournament. “Now it’s time for me to try to take a step forward and hopefully I can get the opportunity to be in the final.”
Source: Latercera
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