Novak Djokovic reached the quarter-finals of the Rolex Shanghai Masters for a tenth time following a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Roman Safiullin on Wednesday.
The Serbian star saved all three break factors he confronted through the one hour, 13-minute conflict on the Qi Zhong Tennis Heart, breaking his rival 3 times from 5 alternatives.
“Each final night time’s match and tonight have been, perhaps, a number of the finest matches I’ve performed shortly, so I’m simply having fun with myself on the courtroom,” mentioned Djokovic. “While you play nicely and really feel good, there may be clearly loads of pleasure in hanging a tennis ball on the courtroom. These sensations I’ve on the tennis courtroom are a number of the the explanation why I carry on enjoying and carry on competing as a result of I actually imagine that I can play at a really excessive degree. Now, it’s a matter of holding that consistency and in addition having an excellent time without work the courtroom.”
Match statistics: aces (4-2), double faults (1-2), winners (17-10), unforced errors (16-21), whole factors received (58-36).
Djokovic, the four-time champion, will play in opposition to 19-year-old Czech, the ATP NextGen Jakub Mensik, for spot in final 4 of the Masters 1000 occasion.
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