The Serb beat Taylor Fritz in the semi-finals of the Chinese competition, in sets of 6-4 and 7-6, and will face the world number 1.
Novak Djokovic (4th in the ATP ranking) and Jannik Sinner (1st) will play a dream final in Shanghai . Nole will face the best tennis player in the world in search of his 100th title.
The Serbian beat the American Taylor Fritz, by partials of 6-4 and 7-6 to place in the final of the Masters 1000 organized in China.
Djokovic expected a complex match, just as the final predicted. “I will have to prepare for another close match. In such fast conditions, serving well is a big advantage. “I know what awaits me, but I hope to be fresh,” he said after the match.
“I’m not going to be the favorite, but I’m going to try to be as physically fresh as possible to stand up to him in what, I hope, will be a long match, probably the toughest of the championship. . I hope it will be a big challenge,” added the Serb.
Djokovic, for his 100th title
Djokovic struggled to defeat the American. Fritz posed a difficult obstacle, but the break made in the fifth game collapsed him. . It was enough for Nole to win the first round.
In the second set, the Serb could not take advantage of three break points, the score being 2-2. It was the most intense moment of the meeting. The American did not give up and fought until the end, although he also missed a break opportunity.
Meanwhile, Djokovic did not forgive later. The Serb had just been knocked down. At every moment, he was seen touching his hip, in addition to suffering a hard hit to his knee during a game. He received massages from the physiotherapist and returned to the game. However, this did not was not an obstacle to winning the tie-break. “I’m not worried, considering I continued and finished the matches yesterday and today. This is good news “, he noted after being consulted about his physical condition.
Now the Serb will face Sinner. Both faced each other seven times, with a partial that Nole dominated (4-3). Of course, the last two duels were for the Italian, who will be aiming for his 64th victory of the year.
Djokovic, for his part, is looking to increase his record. Nole is aiming for the 100th title of his career and thus joins a select group of tennis players who have reached this milestone in the Open Era, with Roger Federer (103) and Jimmy Connors (109).
Source: Latercera
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