ATP Dubai: Novak Djokovic after Karen Khachanov's dismantling in the semi-finals
Novak Djokovic has reached the semi-finals of the Dubai ATP tournament in impressive style. The world number one gave Karen Khachanov no chance on Thursday evening and won 6-2, 6-2.
by Lukas Zahrer
last edit: Feb 27, 2020, 08:28 pm
The four-time Dubai winner converted his second match point after 68 minutes. "I feel really good and play that way. I like these nightly matches. Karen can do it much better than it showed today," said Djokovic after the game.
"I am very focused, but I also enjoy my matches. I am not always so calm on the pitch, I know that. The experience helps me to be patient."
Djokovic beat 19 winners in eleven uncommon mistakes, Khachanov ended up at 9/15. The Serb won 89 percent of the points after the first serve.
In the semi-finals on Friday, Djokovic meets a Frenchman: Gael Monfils clearly beat compatriot Richard Gasquet in two sets in the last match of the day.
In the afternoon Stefanos Tsitsipas defeated Jan-Lennard Struff, Dan Evans took Andrey Rublev out of the tournament. For Evans, it is the first career semi-final at an ATP 500 event.