Djokovic is chasing a record-extending seventh Paris Masters title
World primary Novak Djokovic held off Holger Rune to succeed in the semi-finals of the Paris Masters.
Rune beat the Serb in final 12 months’s closing to assert his first ATP Masters title.
Regardless of lacking a match level within the second set this time, Djokovic clinched a 7-5 6-7 (3-7) 6-4 win to go away Rune’s place on the ATP Finals unsure.
Djokovic will play Andrey Rublev for a spot in his ninth Paris Masters closing after the Russian beat Australia‘s Alex de Minaur 4-6 6-3 6-1.
Victory for Rune would have secured his spot for this month’s ATP Finals in Turin, which options the world’s prime eight gamers, however the Dane – ranked seventh on this planet – continues to be effectively positioned to make his debut on the end-of-season occasion.
Nevertheless, Poland‘s Hubert Hurkacz faces lacking out on the showpiece in Italy after a 6-1 4-6 6-4 defeat by Grigor Dimitrov which means he can not break into the highest eight.
Dimitrov will play Stefanos Tsitsipas within the semi-finals on Saturday following the Greek seventh seed’s straight-set victory in opposition to Russia’s Karen Khachanov.
Tsitsipas, who secured his place in Turin on Thursday and is but to drop a set in Paris, gained 6-3 6-4 to assert his three hundredth profession singles win.
