Tel Aviv, Novak Djokovic wins struggling more than expected
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Novak Djokovic advances to semifinals in Tel Aviv, but not without struggle
After strolling through the first round against Spain’s Pablo Andujar, Novak Djokovic has to sweat a lot more in the quarterfinals of the ATP 250 Tel Aviv.
The defending Wimbledon champion needed nearly two hours of play to end the resistance of Canadian Vasek Pospisil. 7-6 6-3 the final score in favor of the Belgrade tennis player.
A very balanced first set that followed the service turns (not a single break ball was seen) and ended in the tie-break, won by the Serbian by 7 points to 5. In the second partial Nole immediately ran away 3-0 but was caught up at 3-3 by the Canadian. From there, however, Djokovic strung together 3 consecutive games and closed the file.
The 21-time Slam winner thus enters the semifinals of the tournament where he will take on Russian Roman Safiullin.
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