Nole stays unbeaten in 2023 (W/L report 14-0).
High seed and five-time former champion Novak Djokovic superior to the final eight on the Dubai Responsibility Free Tennis Championships on Wednesday when he defeated world no.39 Tallon Griekspoor in straight units – 6-2, 6-3.
The match lasted one hour and 22 minutes.
Novak broke the Dutchman 4 occasions earlier than surrendering the one break serving for the victory. He received 91 per cent (20/22) of factors behind his highly effective first serve and hit 29 winners.
“It’s been an ideal night for me tonight,” stated Djokovic. “Yesterday I actually needed to work laborious to get a win. Tonight, proper from the blocks, I believe I used to be sharp. I performed positively better-quality tennis than I did final evening. Possibly the final three or 4 video games weren’t the very best to shut the match, however I managed to discover a good serve in the long run. I’m more than happy with the efficiency and with the way in which I felt on the court docket, and hopefully issues can go in the proper path for tomorrow.”
Match statistics: aces (8-12), double faults (3-1), complete factors received (73-50).
Novak’s quarter-final opponent on the ATP 500 outside hard-court occasion shall be fifth seed Hubert Hurkacz. He holds an ideal 4-0 ATP profession H2H report towards the Pole.
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