Novak Djokovic out in Geneva semifinals: what changes for Jannik Sinner and the race for No. 1

ATP 250 Geneva: Tomas Machac-Novak Djokovic 6-4 0-6 6-1

Novak Djokovic's adventure at the Geneva ATP 250 ends in the semifinals. The Serbian tennis player, world number one, è was defeated in three sets by Czech Tomas Machac with a score of 6-4 0-6 6-1, after two hours and eight minutes of play.

The match immediately went downhill for the Serb, who quickly took a 4-1 lead. From that moment,però, the 24-time Slam champion dropped in intensity and Machac took advantage by winning five consecutive games and winning the first set 6-4. In the second partial, the world number one manages to recover energy and tone and accomplice a few too many errors of the opponent places a dry 6-0 and takes the match to the decisive third set.

Machac returns to raise the level and immediately snatches the service from the Serb, who cannot find continuity and in a short time collapses (also from the physical point of view) under the blows of the Czech, who s'imposes with a clear 6-1.

This knockout, in addition, also carries considerable weight for the race for world number one, since Djokovic will have to make it to at least the semifinals at Roland Garros to avoid being overtaken by Jannik Sinner, who sees the top of the ATP Ranking even closer. The South Tyrolean, in fact, could overtake the Serb even in the event of a finish in the final or elimination in the semifinals and subsequent knockout in the final by the 1987 class.

Djokovicdebutterà in the Paris Slam on Sunday, May 26, against Frenchman Pierre-Hugues Herbert, while Sinner will face American Christopher Eubanks on Monday, May 27.