“It was very difficult to return his serve, then…,” Novak Djokovic reveals reasons behind his dominant win over Tallon Griekspoor in the Geneva Open quarter-finals

Djokovic will hope to reach his first ATP Final of the year on Friday.

“It was very difficult to return his serve, then…,” Novak Djokovic reveals reasons behind his dominant win over Tallon Griekspoor in the Geneva Open quarter-finals

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World No.1 Novak Djokovic was ecstatic after his convincing win over sixth seed Tallon Griekspoor in the Geneva Open quarter-finals. With this victory, the Belgrade native became the oldest player in the tournament’s history to reach the semi-finals.

Djokovic spoke to the media to reflect on his historic win against Griekspoor. The Serbian believed that saving four set points in the first set was pivotal and turned the match in his favor. Djokovic was pleased with the level he showed in the second set.

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I played very well today in the second set. The conditions today were a little different and this affected the ball's trajectory and the rally's speed, so I've been forced to make a change tactically. It was important to stay there in the first set, where he played very aggressively and it was very difficult to return his serve. Then, at 4-5 0-40, the match has been decided. My level in the second set improved.
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The three-time Roland Garros champion has had a memorable week in Geneva so far. After his opening win against Yannick Hanfmann, the Serbian was presented with a birthday cake by the tournament organizers to celebrate his 37th year on earth. Djokovic also became the third player in tennis history to claim 1100 ATP wins after his victory over the unseeded German.

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It’s as if the top seed breaks records in every match he plays these days. Djokovic plays unseeded Czech Tomas Machac in the semi-finals as he prepares to reach his first ATP final of the year.

Novak Djokovic hopes to gain momentum before Roland Garros

World No.1 Novak Djokovic is indeed a man on a mission at the Geneva Open. The Serbian has gone the first five months without an ATP title for the first time since 2018 when he had elbow surgery. With a packed schedule ahead of him until early September, this week couldn’t be more critical for him.

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Novak Djokovic (Via Imago)

Djokovic saw his Australian Open title defense halted by eventual champion Jannik Sinner. The Serbian has had a poor clay court spring by his standards, losing to Casper Ruud for the first time in his career at Monte Carlo before falling to Alejandro Tabilo in Rome.

Considering this is an Olympic year and Djokovic has always said that he dreams of winning a gold medal for his country after missing out so many times before, he has to start putting things on track. The packed schedule begins at Roland Garros, where he is the defending champion.

The focus then shifts to grass, where the 24-time Grand Slam champion will head to Wimbledon to regain his crown that he lost to Carlos Alcaraz last year. After that, Djokovic will return to Paris in pursuit of his first gold medal for Serbia. Then, he will travel to North America to prepare for his US Open title defense.

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