Djokovic sealed a place in the Dubai semifinals

the serbian Novak Djokovic, number one in the world ranking, he did not disappoint and proved his qualification in the semifinals of the Dubai tournament by defeating the Pole this Thursday 6-3, 7-5 Hubert Hurkacz.

Djokovic, who will meet in the penultimate round with the winner of the duel between the Russians Daniel Medvedevnumber 7 in the world, and the Croatian Borna Coricagain made it clear that he has made the measure of the Polish player, whom he has beaten on the five occasions they have faced each other.

Backed by his serving power, the Serbian player only needed a “break” in the fourth game of the first round to win the first set 6-3 in thirty-six minutes of play.

More controversial was the second set, where Djokovic, who did not receive a single break point throughout the match, had to wait until the eleventh game to break (6-5) the Pole’s serve.

Alerted by the improvement of Hurkacz, who had a score of 0-30 in the previous game, Novak Djokovic put a gear and forced up to four “break” balls, although it was not until the fifth that the man from Belgrade ended the resistance. of number 11 in the world.

A “break” made by Djokovic, who is looking for his sixth title in Dubai after victories achieved in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 and 2020, after scoring his serve on target to secure a 7-5 victory .

With Thursday’s victory over Hurkacz, the Serbian player now has a total of fifteen consecutive victories in 2023, with Djokovic claiming victory at the Adeidalia and Australian Open tournaments.

Still far from the amazing 41-0 with which “Nole” started in 2011, where the Serbian tennis player did not concede his first defeat on the course until the Roland Garros semifinals where he fell to the Swiss. Roger Federer.