ATP Belgrade: Novak Djokovic also turns semifinals against Khachanov
Novak Djokovic (ATP No. 1) has reached the final at his home tournament in Belgrade.
by Florian Goosmann
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Apr 23, 2022, 04:32 pm
Djokovic won against Karen Khachanov 4: 6, 6: 1 and 6: 2 and thus grabs his fourth title in Belgrade.
Khachanov got off to a better start and played an outstanding first round, Djokovic had to put up with the lost first set for the third time in a row this week. Djoker had already had to come back against Laslo Djere and Miomir Kecmanovic, especially against Djere he was almost out.
Against Khachanov, however, Djokovic found the higher gear early in the second round, in the end he only gave up three games until victory.
Djokovic reaches for fourth title
In the final he now meets the winner of the match between Andrey Rublev and Fabio Fognini.
Djokovic won the tournament in Belgrade when it premiered in 2009, as well as in 2011 and 2021. The tournament has only been held six times so far, after its break from 2013 only last year.