After a break, Novak Djokovic began to play again. Last week, the Serbian player just crowned at ATP 250 – Aviv Watergen Open 2022.
Leaving Israel, Djokovic is currently present in Kazakhstan to attend Astana Open. This is the ATP 500 tournament on the hard yard in the indoor yard. The tournament has the presence of many top players such as Carlos Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev or Stefanos Tsitsipas.
After defeating Cristian Garin and Botic Van de Zandschulp, Djokovic reached the quarterfinals. His opponent in this round is Karen Khachanov. With superior class, Serbian tennis players do not have much difficulty to continue.
Entering Set 1, Djokovic won the break first in Game 2 and quickly took 3-0 leading. This game, Khachanov saved 1 break but failed for the second time.
In the middle of the set, Khachanov played effort. The Russian player reclaimed the successful break in game 5 and leveled the score 3-3 in Game 6. However, he still could not turn the flag.
At the end of the set, Djokovic showed great bravery. After winning the white game 9 hinges, he successfully broke the game 10 when Khachanov held the serve. 6-4 in favor of Nole is the result of this set.
Set Set 2, everything becomes more and more easy for Djokovic. The Serbian player won the Break first in 4 to lead to 4-1 and 5-2. On the other side of the battle line, Khachanov was helpless in reclaiming the break, thereby accepting the racket with a defeat of 3-6.
In the end, Djokovic won 6-4, 6-3 and officially won tickets to the semi-finals of Astana Open. His opponent is likely to be the No. 2 seed Daniil Medvedev. The Russian tennis player is currently encountering Bautista Agut in the semi -final 4.
