Novak Djokovic reached the quarter-finals of the Rolex Shanghai Masters for a tenth time following a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Roman Safiullin on Wednesday.
The Serbian star saved all three break factors he confronted in the course of the one hour, 13-minute conflict on the Qi Zhong Tennis Heart, breaking his rival 3 times from 5 alternatives.
“Each final evening’s match and tonight have been, possibly, among the greatest matches I’ve performed shortly, so I’m simply having fun with myself on the court docket,” stated Djokovic. “Whenever you play effectively and really feel good, there’s clearly quite a lot of pleasure in hanging a tennis ball on the court docket. These sensations I’ve on the tennis court docket are among the explanation why I carry on enjoying and carry on competing as a result of I actually imagine that I can play at a really excessive stage. Now, it’s a matter of holding that consistency and likewise having a great day off the court docket.”
Match statistics: aces (4-2), double faults (1-2), winners (17-10), unforced errors (16-21), whole factors gained (58-36).
Djokovic, the four-time champion, will play towards 19-year-old Czech, the ATP NextGen Jakub Mensik, for spot in final 4 of the Masters 1000 occasion.
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