Novak Djokovic moved a step closer to his 100th ATP title on Saturday when he beat American seventh seed Taylor Fritz 6-4 7-6(6) in the Shanghai Masters semifinals to set up a title decider against top-ranked Jannik Sinner.
Novak Djokovic moved a step closer to his 100th ATP title on Saturday when he beat American seventh seed Taylor Fritz 6-4 7-6 in the Shanghai Masters semifinals to set up a title decider against top-ranked Jannik Sinner.
The Serbian kept Fritz on the ropes with his powerful and precise groundstrokes, using his backhand to devastating effect as he racked up three more break points at 2-2. Djokovic was able to hold but sustained a hip issue and needed treatment on court before taking the set into a tiebreak, with a wasteful Fritz struggling to land first serves and tamely relinquishing the match."Taylor is in form, we're coming off of the Grand Slam final and he's playing really well," Djokovic said of Fritz, who lost to Sinner in this year's US Open final.
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