NEW DELHI: Novak Djokovic moved closer to ending his title drought in 2024 by defeating Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor 7-5, 6-1 on Thursday, advancing to the Geneva Open semi-finals.
The world number one, who accepted a late wildcard to participate in the ATP 250 tournament ahead of defending his French Open title, showed resilience by saving four set points from 0-40 down in the 10th game before breaking Griekspoor to take a 6-5 lead. Djokovic then served out the first set.
Continuing his momentum, the 37-year-old Serb broke his opponent's serve three times in the second set, which lasted just 25 minutes, securing his victory over the world number 27.
"Great win. I thought that the first set could have gone his way easily because I think he was the better player for most of the first set," said Djokovic, who has been stuck on 98 singles titles since triumphing at last year's ATP Finals.
"He had three set points. I was facing 0-40 at 5-4 for him, so we could have been having a completely different direction of the match if he converted those set points.
"I was lucky to find some really good serves and from that moment onwards really played some good solid tennis. The second set was really good. I want to thank everybody for the support on this cold day."
The 24-time Grand Slam winner will face Czech Tomas Machac in Friday's semi-finals.
(With Reuters inputs)
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