No.1 seed Novak Djokovic dominated Yannick Hanfmann 6-3, 6-3 to succeed in quarter-finals of the Geneva ATP 250 event on the Tennis Membership de Genève, Parc des Eaux-Vives, on Wednesday afternoon.
Djokovic was serving for the primary set of his opening match on the Gonet Geneva Open in opposition to the German when play was suspended for an hour as a result of rain.
The gamers left the courtroom with Novak serving at 5-3, Deuce. Upon resumption, the Serbian saved a break level earlier than holding to win the set 6-3.
Although Hanfmann raced to a 3-0 lead within the second set, his recreation fell aside after failing to transform alternative for 4-0. Novak received six video games in a row to seal the win on his thirty seventh birthday.
“The important thing was the birthday,” Djokovic stated with fun. “The birthday in all probability wouldn’t be the identical if I didn’t win the match, nevertheless it’s good to be right here for the primary time at this event, with my household coming right here to help as nicely. I’m getting some actually high quality time on the courtroom, but in addition off the courtroom.”
Novak will face the winner of the match between Tallon Griekspoor (NED, 6) and Denis Shapovalov (CAN, WC) within the quarter-finals on Thursday.
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