Aviv Watergen Open 2022 is the first tournament that Novak Djkokovic has attended since Rolland Garros (Wimbledon and Laver Cup have not been calculated). At the tournament in Israel, the Serbian player was ranked as the No. 1 seed.
Djokovic is not difficult to reach the semi -finals after relatively quick victories before Pablo Andujar and Vasek Pospisil. The star of the star used to win 21 Grand Slam in the round for the last 4 players, Roman Safiillin. Safiillin is 25 years old, Russian nationality and currently ranked 104th on the ATP rankings.
Before the opponent is far inferior to the level, Novak Djokovic does not face too many difficulties. He only needs 2 sets to write his name in the final, respectively with 6-1 and 7-6.
Djokovic entered really impressive. He won 2 breaks and successfully defended the gaming games to lead 5-0. It was not until the 6th game, Safiillin to get the first score. This is also all the Russian tennis players can do by Djokovic winning the white game 7 to close Set 1.
Safiillin played significantly better in set 2. He created a balance with the number 1 former world. After the first 8 games, two players mixed 4-4. Coming to the 9th game, Djokovic won the break but was quickly reclaimed by Safiellin in the next game.
No hand over to break the opponent's game in the rest, so the tie-break series appears. In this series of 'gunfights', Djokovic as well as Safianllin raced … so that the opponent scored when holding the ball. The victory belongs to the player with less mistakes: Djokovic (7-3).
Defeating Safiillin, Djokovic will compete with Marin Cilic in the final of Aviv Watergen Open 2022. Marin Cilic also only needs 2 sets to overcome Constant Lestienne in the remaining semi -final.
