The 27-year-old Griekspoor could have won the first set as he looked the better player on the court. The Serbian served at 4-5, 0\/40 in the opening set, a game during which he fended off four set points. The top seed escaped with either an ace or a hefty first serve that resulted in a missed return from the Dutchman.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the ensuing set, it was the World No. 1 in the ATP Rankings who jumped to a 0\/40 lead, finally breaking Griekspoor after two deuce points. Djokovic then held to love to close the topsy-turvy first set.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
It was more straightforward in the second set for the player who is now settled in Belgrade. He broke early and remained in control to improve to 4-0 in his head-to-head series with Griekspoor. Djokovic saved all seven break points he faced and converted four of his nine opportunities according to ATP Stats.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Djokovic, who turned 37 on Wednesday, is the oldest semifinalist in Geneva tournament history. Making his first appearance at the clay ATP 250, the 98-time tour-level titlist is aiming for his first trophy of the season. Now 14-5 on the year, Djokovic earned his 1,100th tour-level match win Wednesday when he beat Yannick Hanfmann in the second round.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Awaiting in the semifinals is Czech Tomas Machac, who eliminated #NextGenATP American Alex Michelsen 6-3, 7-6(2).<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Griekspoor, 27, was returning to the court after he finished off Denis Shapovalov earlier in the day, mounting a comeback to down the wild card 6-7(7) 7-6(4), 6-3 and reach his second quarterfinal of the season (Rotterdam). The second-round match against Shapovalov was halted Wednesday night due to rain with the Canadian leading 6-7(7), 3-3 0\/15.<\/p>\r\n\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/atp-tour-djokovic-surges-past-griekspoor-to-reach-semifinals-at-geneva.jpg", "alt_img": "ATP Tour: Djokovic surges past Griekspoor to reach semifinals at Geneva", "alt_title": "ATP Tour: Djokovic surges past Griekspoor to reach semifinals at Geneva", "image1": null, "video": null, "seo_title": "ATP Tour: Djokovic Surges Past Griekspoor To Reach Semifinals At Geneva On Cricketnmore", "seo_desc": "ATP Tour: Djokovic Surges Past Griekspoor To Reach Semifinals At Geneva, NextGenATP American Alex Michelsen: World No.1 Novak Djokovic dug out of an early hole on Thursday evening to down Dutch.", "seo_keywords": "Novak Djokovic, Tallon Griekspoor, Geneva Open, ATP Tour, World No, The Serbian, ATP Rankings, ATP Stats, Yannick Hanfmann, Czech Tomas Machac, NextGenATP American Alex Michelsen, Denis Shapovalov", "tag": "", "tagging": "Novak Djokovic, Tallon Griekspoor, Geneva Open, ATP Tour, World No, The Serbian, ATP Rankings, ATP Stats, Yannick Hanfmann, Czech Tomas Machac, NextGenATP American Alex Michelsen, Denis Shapovalov", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": null, "slug": "atp-tour-djokovic-surges-past-griekspoor-to-reach-semifinals-at-geneva", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": null, "ians_time": null, "server_time": null, "trash": "0", "view_count": "628", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "0", "created": "2024-05-24 00:04:03", "updated": "2024-05-24 00:04:03", "img_from": "Image Source: IANS", "img_source": null, "schedule_publish": null, "news_keywords": "Novak Djokovic, Tallon Griekspoor, Geneva Open, ATP Tour, World No, The Serbian, ATP Rankings, ATP Stats, Yannick Hanfmann, Czech Tomas Machac, NextGenATP American Alex Michelsen, Denis Shapovalov", "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "1", "google_feed": "1", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "23", "jio_date": "2024-05-24 00:04:03", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "0", "breaking_news": "0", "google_date": null, "featured": "0", "sports_name": "tennis", "cnmid": "907482", "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/sports-news\/atp-tour-djokovic-surges-past-griekspoor-to-reach-semifinals-at-geneva-15413" }