After a sluggish start, Djokovic clicked into gear in a near-flawless second set during which he won 92 percent (11\/12) of points behind his first serve. He then went on to put the game to bed in the next set.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cWe went toe-to-toe until the last moment. I was fortunate to find great serves in the last game, a couple of aces, that helps. I didn\u2019t serve that well at the end of the first set when I was serving for it. He managed to turn things around by playing a good tie-break,\u201d said Djokovic in the post-game interview.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Djokovic will be facing Taylor Fritz in the semifinals on Saturday. The American defeated David Goffin 6-3, 6-3 on Friday to advance to the Rolex Shanghai Masters final four. With his 82-minute victory, Fritz advanced to his third Masters 1000 semifinal on a hard court, and his first since winning his lone trophy at this level in the 2022 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Fritz defeated Goffin, in his first match against the Belgian since 2021, improving his season record to 49-19. According to Infosys ATP Stats, the 26-year-old converted three of seven break points he gained thanks to his excellent groundstrokes off both wings, and he hardly appeared to be letting go during the quarterfinal match. He also became just the second American to reach the semifinal in the Shanghai tournament's history after Sebastian Korda in 2023.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI feel like sometimes it takes a couple of matches to find my routines, to find what feels good and what is working for me,\u201d said Fritz after reaching his fifth Masters 1000 semi-final overall.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Fritz defeated Goffin, in his first match against the Belgian since 2021, improving his season record to 49-19. According to Infosys ATP Stats, the 26-year-old converted three of seven break points he gained thanks to his excellent groundstrokes off both wings, and he hardly appeared to be letting go during the quarterfinal match. He also became just the second American to reach the semifinal in the Shanghai tournament's history after Sebastian Korda in 2023.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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