No.1 seed Novak Djokovic dominated Yannick Hanfmann 6-3, 6-3 to succeed in quarter-finals of the Geneva ATP 250 match on the Tennis Membership de Genève, Parc des Eaux-Vives, on Wednesday afternoon.
Djokovic was serving for the primary set of his opening match on the Gonet Geneva Open towards the German when play was suspended for an hour as a consequence of rain.
The gamers left the court docket with Novak serving at 5-3, Deuce. Upon resumption, the Serbian saved a break level earlier than holding to win the set 6-3.
Although Hanfmann raced to a 3-0 lead within the second set, his sport fell aside after failing to transform alternative for 4-0. Novak gained six video games in a row to seal the win on his thirty seventh birthday.
“The important thing was the birthday,” Djokovic mentioned with amusing. “The birthday in all probability wouldn’t be the identical if I didn’t win the match, nevertheless it’s good to be right here for the primary time at this match, with my household coming right here to assist as properly. I’m getting some actually high quality time on the court docket, but in addition off the court docket.”
Novak will face Tallon Griekspoor (NED, 6) within the quarter-finals on Thursday.
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