World primary Novak Djokovic beat Tallon Griekspoor to advance to the semi-finals of the Geneva Open on Thursday.
Djokovic accepted a wildcard to the ATP 250 match within the hope of constructing momentum for the French Open, which begins on Sunday.
The 37-year-old claimed a 7-5 6-1 victory in opposition to his Dutch opponent and can face Czech Tomas Machac within the final 4.
Djokovic saved 4 units factors at 0-40 down within the tenth recreation earlier than occurring to interrupt the world quantity 27 after which serve out the set.
He discovered his groove within the second set, which lasted simply 25 minutes, breaking serve 3 times to change into the oldest semi-finalist in Geneva match historical past.
“I assumed that the primary set may have gone his manner simply as a result of I believe he was the higher participant for a lot of the first set,” Djokovic stated.
“I used to be fortunate to seek out some actually good serves and from that second onwards actually performed some good strong tennis. The second set was actually good.”
The 24-time Grand Slam champion will head to Roland Garros after this match within the hope of defending his French Open crown.
The Serbian will begin his marketing campaign on the yr’s second Grand Slam in opposition to French wildcard Pierre-Hugues Herbert.
Djokovic is but to win a trophy in 2024.
