Serbia's Novak Djokovic battled through a stirring challenge from rising Ca...
SYDNEY - Serbia’s Novak Djokovic battled through a stirring challenge from rising Canadian star Denis Shapovalov on Friday to propel his country into the semi-finals of the inaugural ATP Cup team event in Sydney with a 4-6 6-1 7-6 victory.
The victory, set up earlier by Serbia’s Dusan Lajovic’s upset win over Canadian teenager Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-4 6-2, means Serbia will play Russia in the semi-final. That clash will see Djokovic face world number five Daniil Medvedev, a player who has beaten the Serbian at their last two meetings.
After more than a set of tennis, it was Shapovalov, and not Djokovic, who looked like a 16-times grand slam champion. Shapovalov composed himself for the third, and his prospects of upsetting the tour applecart, long dominated by Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, improved. Shapovalov looked most likely - but the Serbian had a joker up his sleeve he has successfully deployed over the years in tense situations.
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