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 throughout the one hour, 13-minute conflict on the Qi Zhong Tennis Heart, breaking his rival thrice from 5 alternatives.
“Each final evening’s match and tonight have been, perhaps, a number of the finest matches I’ve performed shortly, so I’m simply having fun with myself on the courtroom,” mentioned Djokovic. “If you play properly and really feel good, there may be clearly lots of pleasure in hanging a tennis ball on the courtroom. These sensations I’ve on the tennis courtroom are a number of the the explanation why I carry on taking part in and carry on competing as a result of I actually consider that I can play at a really excessive degree. Now, it’s a matter of preserving that consistency and in addition having a great time without work the courtroom.”
Match statistics: aces (4-2), double faults (1-2), winners (17-10), unforced errors (16-21), complete factors gained (58-36).
Djokovic, the four-time champion, will play in opposition to 19-year-old Czech, the ATP NextGen Jakub Mensik, for spot in final 4 of the Masters 1000 occasion.
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