ATP Astana: Novak Djokovic marches, marches, marches...
As expected, Novak Djokovic was also unstoppable by Karen Khachanov. The 21-time Grand Slam champion is in the semifinals of the ATP Tour 500 event in Astana after beating the Russians 6: 4 and 6: 3.
by tennisnet.com
last edit: Oct 07, 2022, 03:47 pm
Who else is supposed to stop Novak Djokovic in Astana (and this fall anyway)? In any case, Karen Khachanov was overwhelmed with this task in the quarterfinals of the ATP Tour 500 tournament in Astana for long stretches of the match. And so Djokovic is after a 6: 4 and 6: 3 in the semi-finals of the premiere event in the Kazakh capital. There he meets either Daniil Medvedev or Roberto Bautista Agut.
The result, which was not so smooth in the end, does not even come close to reflecting Djokovic's superiority. Whenever things got serious, the Serb was clearly the better player. This was also the case with Khachanov's last attempt to make a comeback after all. Djokovic was 5:3 behind by 15:30, but then won the last three points of the match. And ended with an ace.
Djokovic followed Andrey Rublev and Stefanos Tsitsipas into the semifinals. Rublev had no problems in the first match of the quarter-final day against Adrian Mannarino 6: 2 and 6: 1, then Tsitsipas defeated Hubert Hurkacz 7: 6 (8) and 6: 3 after defending five set points in the first round .